"Nenhuma propriedade de estrangeiro vem aqui para produzir comida para o povo brasileiro," explica Gilberto Portes, secretário executivo do Fórum Nacional pela Reforma Agrária e Justiça no Campo

As the world's available farming land shrinks in the face of population growth, climate change and soil degradation, Australia's vast tracts of land are going to be increasingly important for global food security. Is the sell-off in Australia's long term interests?

Foreign interests including state-owned companies from China and the Middle East are increasingly looking to Australia to secure their food production by purchasing key agricultural assets.

"Le fait de donner à un pays étranger une partie de son propre territoire n’est pas nécessairement néfaste. C’est surtout une question de prix et de conditions."

O Conselho Nacional de Justiça determinou que os cartórios de registro de imóveis passem a informar trimestralmente às corregedorias dos tribunais de Justiça nos estados as aquisições de propriedades por companhias brasileiras controladas por pessoas ou grupos de outros países.

UAE-based investment company Al Barakah has shown interest in developing agriculture and farming projects in Bulgaria.

Africa's untapped agriculture potential make it an ideal partner for resource-constrained Middle Eastern countries that seek to improve their food security, a new report from Standard Chartered Bank said.

Le projet -- un partenariat entre Illovo Sugar, entreprise sud africaine, et le gouvernement malien -- concerne l'aménagement d'une zone irriguée de 14,132 ha pour la création des plantations de la canne à sucre

50 000 hectares de terrain dans la commune de Boghé pourraient être octroyés à la société saoudienne Tabouk-Eziraiya si le président mauritanien signait un décret dans ce sens.

Algeria adopted a law on Wednesday which will allow private firms to lease state-owned farmland but it also imposed restrictions on foreign investment.

If the offer is successful, Singapore's Olam will either hold 100 per cent or between 50.1 per cent and 90 per cent of NZ Farming Systems Uruguay

Indian floriculture companies are moving into other agri-products in the world's second-largest continent.