A 2-yr consultation process to develop principles for responsible investment in agriculture was approved by the 39th Session of the Committee on World Security (CFS), which ended on Saturday at FAO headquarters.

A new book about land grabs, agricultural investment, and the scramble for food security

Russian farm operator says it signed a 3-yr deal with PepsiCo to provide potatoes and sunflower seed for use in making Frito-Lay crisps, besides sugar beet for other products.

Le Débat Africain se penche cette semaine sur le fléau de l'accaparement des terres en Afrique.

Para compreender a estrangeirização das terras e suas consequências, a Radioagência NP entrevistou o professor Sérgio Sauer, que também é relator do Direito Humano a Terra, Território e Alimentação da Plataforma Dhesca.

Hubert Cochet, professeur d'agriculture comparée à Agroparistech, fait le point.

Grupos financieros y multinacionales alimenticias se están volcando al negocio de la tierra, en los últimos cinco años entre 50 y 80 millones de hectáreas pasaron de pequeños agricultores a especuladores.

Land grabbing does not only affect farmers in developing countries, but also European farmers. Demeter farms and community-supported agriculture offer examples of successful land management which are practising new and alternative land property models already for decades.

This case study is conducted by Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) in close coordination with the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP).

L'Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec souhaite avoir le portrait précis des hectares de terres qui appartiennent à des agriculteurs, celles qui sont en location ou celles qui sont passées aux mains de grandes institutions.

Cargill director says its corporate affairs team has constant interaction with African governments, and is encouraging them to change land regulations to facilitate investment.

In the wake of investigations into Vanderbilt Univeristy’s investment in a hedge fund responsible for land grabs in Mozambique it is necessary to finally have some form of accountability.