Elite Agro, which farms tens of thousands of hectares in various parts of the world, may invest in the large-scale production of corn and soybean in Guyana, as well as seafood

Entretien avec Karin Nansen, membre des Amis de la Terre International et de REDES-Amis de la Terre Uruguay

Growing rush for land is destroying ecosystems and disrupting lives to satisfy global demand for goods, study warns

La troisième caravane sous régionale de sensibilisation, d’interpellation et de mobilisation des populations et gouvernants des Etats de l’espace Cedeao, sur l’agro-écologie et la gouvernance foncière inclusive, démarre dans les prochains jours.

The High Court in Siaya, Kenya, has suspended the intended allocation of Yala Swamp land by the National Land Commission to Lake Agro Limited. “The land under Yala Swamp is yet to be registered as community land so that community around the area are allocated their share,” petitioners say.

A fifth of oil palm plantations in Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, are operating illegally inside forest areas that are off-limits to commercial agricultural activity, a new report from Greenpeace shows.

Une communauté du Moungo, au Caneroun, s’attaque à l’occupation de vastes espaces majoritairement agricoles

US private equity firm Proterra Investment Partners, which owns significant farmland assets in Australia, says farmland investing is going strong, both among domestic and foreign investors

According to research by risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft, which analysed 170 commodities, palm oil and cobalt are at “extreme” risk of land grabs

En France, les sénateurs ont adopté une proposition de loi visant à mieux réguler l’accès au foncier agricole mais elle « ne luttera pas contre les concentrations excessives »

L’édition 2021 de la Conférence sur la politique foncière en Afrique lance un appel aux pays africains pour que ceux-ci développent des politiques foncières inclusives

Cambodian families who were forcibly displaced by Phnom Penh Sugar Company have received a promised payment from Australia’s ANZ bank, which financed the sugar company from 2011-2014

A surge in the purchase of African land by foreign companies and governments to grow food and other crops for export has also set alarm bells ringing on and off the continent.

Microsoft founder is reportedly looking for 741 acres of farmland to invest in within the borders of Muğla and Aydın, and is said to be in touch with businesspeople and companies in Turkey about the purchase.

Institutional investors and foreign countries alike increasingly see U.S. farmland as a sound investment, raising concerns.