Our conception of land-grabs and global discussions on the phenomenon are informed too much by contentious, large-scale land deals in Africa and too little by examples from other regions. This has led to many unfounded assumptions about the nature of land-grab.

GRAIN looks behind the current scramble for land in Africa to reveal a global struggle for what is increasingly seen as a commodity more precious than gold or oil - water.

Le Président de Cevital envisage d’investir 1 milliard de dollars de dollars en Côte d’Ivoire dans les cinq prochaines années et négocie avec le Premier Ministre ivoirien la concession de 300.000 hectares afin d’investir dans la culture du riz et du cacao.

As Europe's debt crisis rattles global equity market confidence farming is being increasingly championed by many as a sound, long-term bet for investors needing a safe haven for their money - particularly superannuation funds.

Despite the lucrative returns that foreign investors can achieve by investing in African agriculture, the on-the-ground realities of operating in the continent is often less rosy.

Dr Fahd bin Abdulrahman Balghunaim, minister for agriculture for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, speaks to This is Africa about the government's strategy in Africa.

Entretien avec Aliou Diack, directeur de campagne de Bes du Niakk et ex-président de la communauté rurale de Mbane

Een varios países se establecen límites a la adquisición de tierras por extranjeros. En Argentina, los extranjeros pueden adquirir hasta 15% de la tierra rural.

US stevia company acquires 50 acres of farmland in Cambodia for a propagation centre from which it will coordinate a planned expansion to 5,000 acres.

Trading as Kimberley Agricultural Investments, it's understood that a Chinese investment group is interested in developing a major sugar industry in the region, as well as a meatworks capable of processing 500,000 head of cattle a year.

With demand for food rising with China's growing population and economy, domestic companies are looking to boost investments in resource-rich foreign countries such as Brazil and Indonesia to fill the food supply gap at home.

"Ces terres octroyées sous prétexte de lutter contre l’insécurité alimentaire, sont exploitées par d’autres pays pour satisfaire leurs besoins en agro carburants et denrées alimentaires."

Avec la création de l’Etat du Soudan du Sud en juillet dernier et la perte des ¾ de sa production pétrolière, le Soudan recherche de nouvelles recettes et mise sur l’agriculture.

Uno de los países analizados en este informe es Etiopía, donde los campesinos de la provincia de Gambela han sido forzados a instalarse en aldeas pre-designadas por el Estado, facilitando así el camino a los acaparadores de tierra. Gambela es la región más pobre de Etiopía.

Canadian and Chinese governments in negotiations to set up mega dairy operations in Canada to produce milk without quota, then process it in Canada with all the product going back to China.