Elders has begun a sale of all its forestry plantations totalling 50,000ha across the country. Much of the land purchased is expected to be planted with sugar cane, bananas or returned to beef grazing, and COFCO and Wilmar International have indicated their interest.

"Aujourd’hui, le collectif ne demande qu’une chose : l’arrêt pur et simple de ce projet violent et inopportun qui ne peut qu’entraîner violence et désolation dans cette partie très pacifique du Sénégal"

SLC Agricola has bought its second farm in Brazil's Piaui state in less than two months, expanding into a relatively undeveloped area where land prices are a fraction of those in more popular regions.

Short video documentary about a massive takeover of agricultural lands in the Gambela Region of Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian government has miserably failed to engage and convince citizens about the present and long-term implications of farmland grabbing.

Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Syncop Corporation of Korean for a $400 million investment deal in food production and other areas of agriculture.

Obtala's agriculture business Montara Continental intends to plant groundnuts, sunflower, sesame, soya and seed maize on 20,000 hectares.

There is a lot of focus on the growing global population and what it means for food demand. One result sees investors taking notice of returns on resources that provide food, including farmland.

The growing number of complaints from local communities, civil society organizations and the media about the activities of foreign investors in the country has got the government to unveil an investment monitoring unit

Cofco Ltd., China’s largest grains trader, said it is seeking overseas acquisitions to help secure supplies of commodities including soybeans, wheat and sugar as rising domestic incomes spur faster food demand growth.

The relationship between landowners and land on which people are living is not so clear in Africa, so the first thing we have to do is to survey lands and clarify the ownership of the land, says Korean diplomat.

Labour leader Phil Goff says, if elected as government on 26 November, his party would reverse the current approach so overseas buyers of farms would have to prove they offer additional value to the country.

Thousands of stories like John B Keane’s The Field in the 227 million hectares sold or leased in large-scale land deals since 2001.

Les Organisations de la Societé Civile se félicitent des résultats du second tour des négociations sur les Directives Volontaires sur la gouvernance responsable des régimes fonciers

Cet article, publié en septembre 2011 en Equateur en espagnol et sous une forme abrégée par la revue Tendencia, présente une analyse synthétique des liens entre accaparements des terres et des ressources naturelles et entreprises multinationales.