Food investment outside the GCC states needs to be reconsidered under global variables, particularly political and economic ones that may pose a major threat to the Gulf food security, according to the Federation of GCC Chambers.

New law for land restitution comes just as foreign and local billionaires such as Brazil’s Eike Batista and Colombia’s Luis Carlos Sarmiento are stepping up investments in remote parts of the nation.

El Registro Nacional de Tierras Rurales dio a conocer que “al menos 2,3 millones de hectáreas se encuentran en manos de extranjeros”. Los estadounidenses encabezan el ranking.

Le groupe français Mimran projette d’exploiter 182 000 hectares pour produire 1 million de tonnes de riz.

1st Annual Africa Food Security Conference - AFSC 2012 is a regionally focused forum that aims to bring the interrelated parties together for discussions that will refocus food security issues in Africa in alignment with the continent’s requirement.

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The Ethiopian military responded to an attack on a farm in Gambella region owned by Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc with arbitrary arrests, rape, and other abuses against scores of local villagers, says Human Rights Watch.

Los baldíos para los campesinos, no para el sector financiero y las multinacionales

Para prohibir el acaparamiento de tierras por parte de compañía extranjeras, tal como lo han hecho Brasil y Argentina, entre otros países, esta colectividad de izquierda presentará un proyecto de reforma constitucional.

The arid nation of Namibia has a newly discovered aquifer called Ohangwena II, that spans its northeast region, which flows under the boundary between Angola and Namibia, and now the challenge of balancing profit with sustainability looms overhead.

Disclosure is the only option. To deny that products have their origins in land leased or purchased under dubious circumstances will only push discerning consumers away. The “fair use” or “land grab free” labels could find their way on food and other products in the coming decade.

La « World Water Week » a débuté le 27 août à Stockholm. Si l'accaparement des terres est un sujet bien couvert, celui de l'eau fait moins l'objet d'attention de la part des ONG et des médias. Plusieurs études comblent cette lacune en montrant que l'eau est un enjeu majeur dans les transactions foncières à grande échelle.

Ecco perché gli attuali sforzi internazionali per regolare la speculazione sulla terra faranno peggiorare le cose: il rapporto dell'ong Grain

Le nouveau secrétaire général de la COI, Jean-Claude de l'Estrac, a fait mention d'une demande de concession de terres et d'une première réponse favorable des autorités malgaches qui sont disposées à étudier les propositions des partenaires potentiels.

In 2012, Terra Project started a long term documentation investigating the drivers, the trends, the mechanisms and the impacts of land acquisitions across the world.