A group of institutional investors representing US$1.3 trillion in assets have today launched the Principles for Responsible Investment in Farmland (the “Farmland Principles”).

En proposant d’injecter 2,5 milliards de dollars (1,7 milliard d’euros) dans le secteur agricole du continent noir, les géants indiens de l’agroalimentaire s’apprêtent à battre le record des deals agricoles signés en Afrique au cours des cinquante dernières années.

El 27 de abril al mediodía, en la Casa de Gobierno, la presidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner anunció el envío al Congreso de un proyecto de ley para regular la venta de tierras a extranjeros.

Karuturi Global plans to plant 20,000 hectares of land with Sorghum, rice, maize, sunflower and soybeans in Bako area of Oromia regional state and Gambella regional state, by November 2011

As Indian businessmen bet on cash crops, it’s unclear whether food security issues are being tackled

The debate on large scale land acquisition in Tanzania is far from over as there is a changing dynamic now as local investors team up in joint venture with foreign investors and we are made to believe that since we have one of our own in the investment venture our interests are taken care of.

Agrifirma Brazil, the well-connected farmland investment company, is investigating opportunities outside South America after placing most of its Brazilian agriculture operations into a joint venture with private equity heavyweight.

Si, comme l’indique la FAO, 80% de la population de la Corne de l’Afrique dépend de l’agriculture comme principale source de revenus et d’alimentation, que faire quand il n’y a pas de terre à cultiver ?

African and South American palm oil players are flocking to join the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, highlighting a growing trend of the industry’s rapid expansion outside main producing region Southeast Asia

The company, which is listed in Stock Exchange of Mauritius, would form a joint venture with local investors — giving it access 17, 000 acres of sugar cane.

Ambassador of Sudan says more than 4,500 square miles are available for farming and agriculture sectors and investors would have the opportunity to bring in skilled workers for farming.

Tandis qu’il dénonce "l’accaparement des terres au Liberia et ailleurs" ainsi que le déplacement des populations, le collectif Nopalme s’inquiète des véritables ambitions du leader mondial malaisien de production d’huile de palme, à Port-la-Nouvelle

La investigadora en historia económica opinó que la ley que se discute en el Congreso es la puerta de entrada a políticas más profundas.

While many foreign farmland investments in Africa are predatory, there should be a basic set of standards that governs foreign farmland investments on the continent, according to GreenWorld (BVI)

China looks to buy farmland in Ukraine