"Nous avons appris en Afrique que ce n'est pas parce que le gouvernement vous accorde une concession que vous allez pouvoir travailler comme vous l'entendez. Il faut d'abord obtenir l'autorisation des populations locales."

Uruguay promulgó una normativa que establece la prohibición y la tenencia de tierras para explotación agropecuaria a cualquier empresa en la que tenga participación directa o indirecta algún Estado extranjero.

How did such a promising idea (which appeared to offer a textbook example of a win-win situation) fail?

Street protests could erupt at any time in El Obeid town in North Kordofan due to a dispute over agricultural land between local farmers and the state governor, an activist said.

COFCO, Hopu Investment, Temasek, IFC and Standard and Chartered announce that the transaction to acquire Noble Agri through a holding company has gone through.

Egyptian PM Ibrahim Mahlab met with UAE Minister of State Ahmed Al Jaber and officials of Al Dahra Agriculture to assure them that the Egyptian government is removing obstacles to the company's projects in Toshka.

Investment Corp. of Dubai in tie-up with Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote that "could run into billions of dollars" and involves ventures in agriculture.

Un muy claro ejemplo de una empresa europea que justifica el acaparamiento de tierras con argumentos poco creíbles acerca de la energía a partir de biomasa es el de African Plantations for Sustainable Developments (APSD).

O presidente da União Nacional dos Camponeses de Moçambique (UNAC), Augusto Mafigo, acusou o Governo de violar a lei de terras em vigor no país, por conceder grandes extensões de terra a investidores estrangeiros sem realizar consultas comunitárias.

Farmers held a demonstration at a branch of the ANZ Royal Bank in Phnom Penh on October 1, 2014 to protest against the bank’s financing of sugar plantations.

Betapa luas perkebunan sawit di indonesia dan di dunia, namun seberapa besar kesejahteraan rakyat yang diberikan oleh sektor ini? Sangat sedikit kalau tak boleh dikatakan sebaliknya, bisnis industri minyak sawit kerap memperparah kemiskinan yang ada.

Plusieurs ONG belges manifesteront le 10 octobre prochain à Bruxelles pour dire «stop aux stratégies destructrices de la Banque mondiale» qui encouragent l’accaparement des terres dans les pays les plus pauvres