Can contemporary large-scale land investments play a role in reducing poverty and inequality? If so, what influences the outcomes? A new research project is gathering data on three farming models – contract farming, plantations and commercial farming areas – in Ghana, Kenya and Zambia.
Les témoignages que l'on entend dans les villages de Ndiael, au Sénégal, nous narrent une histoire bien connue.
A critical analysis of five claims about environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
A pochi chilometri dal confine con la Mauritania, dove la natura sembrerebbe offrire solo sabbia e poca erba secca, centinaia di migliaia di girasoli e lunghi canali artificiali riempiti d'acqua appaiono davanti a noi.
L'impact de la Chine sur les marchés est au cœur du rapport Cyclope 2013. Alors que la demande alimentaire de l'Afrique va exploser ces prochaines années, la Chine va renforcer ses achats de terres et de céréales sur le continent.
El Observatorio de los Derechos sobre la Tierra en el Perú llamó a estar alertas con el proceso de extranjerización de tierras rurales porque las posibilidades de controlar el fenómeno son bastante limitadas debido a las prerrogativas de las que gozan los inversionistas extranjeros.
Sudan investment minister Mustafa Osman Ismail revealed that Saudi Arabia requested over million acres (405,000 ha) of land for investment in food security
Groups strongly reject and condemn the G8’s proposed transparency initiative.
Lonrho Plc, which operates farms and claims land concessions in several African countries, said it received a £174.5 million buyout offer from a company controlled by Swiss billionaire Thomas Schmidheiny and investor Rainer-Marc Frey.
Pronunciamiento internacional: El G8 debe implementar las Directrices de Tenencia del CSA, en vez de iniciar una nueva iniciativa para aumentar la transparencia de transacciones de tierra
L’Egypte voit la ruée étrangère vers les terres agricoles en Afrique comme une menace pour ses ressources en eau.
Africa is white hot with minerals and land deals in what could be the second scramble for Africa.