Achat des terres africaines: L'UA veut que l'Afrique se prononce

• PANA
• 28 January 2010

Banks eye increasing value of land

• Daily News Egypt
• 27 January 2010

Heightened land values have caused several Egyptian banks, private companies and government bodies to purchase agricultural land in Africa, in addition to focusing greater attention on Egypt’s land resources.

Unravelling the "land grab": How to protect the livelihoods of the poor

• Oxfam
• 27 January 2010

Oxfam Novib wants to come to grips with the land issue – trying to understand the implications of the capital-rich countries and companies endeavouring to purchase or lease large tracts of agricultural land in resource-rich developing States.

Khon Kaen Sugar set to double sugarcane output

• Bangkok Post
• 27 January 2010

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Plc aims to invest about 15 billion baht over the next five years to double its sugarcane output in Thailand and continuously expand its presence in Cambodia and Laos.

Pakistan says committed to farmland deals

• Reuters
• 27 January 2010

Pakistan will press ahead with plans to lease or sell farmland to foreign investors despite United Nations concern over such deals, arguing the land would otherwise lie fallow, Pakistan's foreign minister said.

Fodder for war: Getting to the crux of the natural resources crisis

• RRI
• 27 January 2010

As interest in transnational land acquisition for food production grows, the importance of legal customary tenure recognition becomes more apparent.

The new way of bio-colonialism in Ethiopia

• Anyuak Media
• 26 January 2010

How could Meles know the legitimate owners of the land, namely the future generation of Ethiopians, may not need the land say 20 years from now?

Mideast supplies: Slowdown in Gulf states’ dash for farmland

• Financial Times
• 26 January 2010

The urgency among Gulf states to pursue farmland acquisitions has diminished as food prices have gone down and controversy has gone up. Still, Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with its plans.

Il nuovo colonialismo: Caccia alla terra coltivabile

• Egea
• 26 January 2010

Dal luglio 2007 ad aprile 2009, quasi 20 milioni di ettari di terreni coltivabili sono stati oggetto di negoziati e accordi tra governi e società private. Un fenomeno che è stato definito "neocolonialismo". Questo libro racconta chi sono i cacciatori di terra, dove agiscono e quali insidie, ma anche quali opportunità, si nascondono in questo rinnovato interesse per l'agricoltura.

Conference: Large scale farming in Africa

• CMT
• 25 January 2010

“Large Scale Farming in Africa” is an international conference, which meets on 20-21 Apr 2010 in Cairo to explore upcoming investment opportunities in Africa’s agriculture sector, and discuss risk management and financing solutions.

Gulf firm seeks long-term lease on Tanzanian farmland

• This Day
• 25 January 2010

A UAE company is seeking a 98-year lease on vast tracts of farmland in Tanzania to grow rice in order to secure food supplies for the Gulf countries.

Principles for responsible agricultural investment that respects rights, livelihoods and resources

• World Bank
• 25 January 2010

A discussion note prepared by FAO, IFAD, UNCTAD and the World Bank Group to contribute to an ongoing global dialogue.

Wikileaks: Saudi foreign agriculture investment plans: Opportunities for increased trade, assistance, and US jobs

• Wikileaks
• 24 January 2010

US government mission in Riyadh writes, "Although the idea of Saudi farms in Africa may sound farfetched, the Kingdom has for years hired foreign managers and laborers to administer its farms and other agribusinesses (e.g., most Saudi wheat farms currently have Egyptian managers)."

Qatar seeks US tech deals on food security

• Arabian Business
• 24 January 2010

A top-level Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP) delegation, led by QNFSP chairman Fahd al Attiyah, will visit agricultural research institutes and meet senior US Government officials, including from the White House, the State Department, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy during its week-long US programme.

Namibia: Huge tracts of land in park for agri project

• The Namibian
• 22 January 2010

A foreign company intends to clear 10 000 hectares of land in the Bwabwata National Park in northern Namibia in order to set up a large-scale irrigation scheme for crop farming