Gilles van Kote, envoyé spécial du Monde, et Jiro Ose, photographe japonais basé à Addis-Abeba, se sont rendus dans la région de Gambela, à la pointe occidentale de l'Ethiopie, pour enquêter sur le phénomène de location de terres.

Rich soil, a tropical climate, and an abundance of water: the region of Gambela in the west of the country is fertile. Foreign investors are renting thousands of hectares of it to develop intensive agriculture without regard for the environment and the population, reports Le Monde.

We should not invest in financial companies that perpetrate activities that rob agricultural land from the poor, argues Patricia Kisare of the Mennonite Central Committee Washington Office.

Overseas investors are snapping up prime agricultural land and rural enterprises, triggering concerns we're selling off the farm.

Qatar has been investing in large areas of farmland overseas to ensure access to food supplies, but it also aims to produce most of its food domestically by spending massively to boost crop yields and convert semi-desert into agricultural land.

Fertile soil and good water supply – but lagging development – present a compelling opportunity for agriculture investors, finds Stephanie Schwartz-Driver

PensionDanmark's DKK 320 million (EUR 43 million) farmland investment will focus on agricultural production in Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda and Mozambique

A review (in Italian) of the book "Land Grabbing" by Stefano Liberti published by the magazine Internazionale

Arab Authority for Investment calls for cooperation between governments and private sector to establish gigantic agricultural projects based on strategies aiming to boost food security across Arab World.

Cargill's hedge fund acquires major stake in company acquiring plantations in Mindanao, the Philippines to produce rice, corn, banana and vegetables.

Over nine per cent of South Sudan's land has already been acquired for large-scale investment. Now, the government is trying to undo deals done without its, or the community's knowledge, before people rise up to free it again.

Un nouveau rapport de la coalition internationale pour l'accès à la terre (ILC) sur l'accaparement des terres remet en perspective une pratique vouée à perdurer.

Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi talks to the Times of India about his African safari.

Government plan to revive economy by selling fertile land to investors sparks anger. Al Jazeera reports.

Konstantin Grishchenko met with Saudi businessman Suleiman Al-Rajhi to explain his government's efforts to attract foreign investment by softening regulations, adding that it helps foreigners to own land in Ukraine.