O presente livro é resultado dos debates do I Seminário sobre Estrangeirização de Terras e Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional

Investment companies, such as major farmland investor Duxton, that are making “ridiculous” profits from selling water to farmers struggling with drought are on notice, as the Federal Government considers shutting them down.

LGIAsuper will diversify its investment strategy and invest in the agriculture and timber funds of Folium Capital, run by former managers of Harvard's endowment funds.

Large-scale land transactions in which nations sell huge, publicly owned parcels to foreign and domestic corporations negatively affect local women more than men, a new study by Oregon State University shows.

Two Cambodian sugar farmers are bringing a case against Thai firm Mitr Phol claiming its subsidiary illegally cleared their land.

121 familles dénoncent l'accaparement de leur territoire par une grande exploitation agricole, Estrondo

The lawsuit against Asia’s largest sugar producer, Mitr Phol, filed on behalf of about 3,000 people, is the first class-action lawsuit filed in a Thai court by plaintiffs from another country against a Thai company operating outside Thailand.

"Vivíamos muy tranquilos, pero los guardias de la granja vecina empezaron a entrar en nuestras tierras, a vigilar nuestros desplazamientos. Tenemos miedo", cuenta Sabino Batista Gomes, mirando con preocupación cada vez que pasa un vehículo por la entrada de la comunidad brasileña de Cacimbinha.

The sustained advocacy by communities affected by large land deals and civil society for change to the policies and laws governing land administration have resulted in departures from the historical norms on land rights and tenure security.

Investors and foreign states are buying up farmland in many parts of the world. Land is often considered a relatively safe investment, and everybody needs food.

As foreign ownership of agriculture land continues to increase, efforts to limit foreign ownership of U.S. farmland have gained traction.

« C’est de l’agriculture délocalisée, car après, toute la transformation se fait dans des usines de l’autre côté de la frontière », s’énerve un représentant syndical français.

New research by OECD Watch and BHRRC shows that 64% of reprisals from companies against activists occur in the land-intensive extractive and agriculture sectors.

Olam Gabon revendique près de 64 000 hectares de palmiers à huile et 11 000 hectares d’hévéas

The jobs and development promised to rural communities by investors who inked deals with the Liberian government in the late 2000s have failed to materialize in the wake of land disputes and conflicts.