Sugar may seem innocuous enough, but sweet-toothed Western consumers could be fuelling conflict between poor farming communities and big business with every spoonful. Sam Campbell reports from Phnom Penh

The potential investors are interested in breeding corn and forage crops, and to export the produce to China.

The Environmental Forum of Indonesia says fifty-percent of the country’s oil palm plantations are owned by foreign parties.

Dairy exporter Fonterra is expanding in South America with plans for a pilot dairy farm in Brazil.

On March 5, 2011 in the presence of armed security forces the lease agreement was signed against payments from 173,000,000.00 Leones stacked on a table and paid to those signing the agreement.

The Zambia Development Agency has short-listed 10 local and foreign companies (such as Chayton Capital or Pro Alia Investment) which expressed interest in the development of Nansanga farm block (155 000 ha) in Serenje.

Tianjin State Farms plans to buy 10,000 hectares of land in north-western Bulgaria to grow corn and other fodder crops that will be shipped to China, Bulgaria's agricultural ministry said.

Un accord en voie de finalisation entre le Sénégal et l’Inde porte sur l’aménagement de 150 000 ha au Sénégal pour la culture du riz, du maïs, de l’arachide, du coton et de céréales. Le Conseil des ministres sénégalais du 11 mai 2011 confirme cette information.

UAE investments in Vietnam have reached $3 billion and are set to surge with local companies considering opportunities in agricultural lands, real estate and energy.

The land will be used to grow and process rice, corn, peanuts, cotton and cereals, the Communications Ministry said.

The GCC states, debating the possible inclusion of Jordan and Morocco, can tap into the large swaths of fertile agricultural lands of both nations says Abdul Hadi Al-Habtoor

Luego del encuentro que la Presidenta mantuvo con Chen Deming, ministro de comercio de China, el canciller Héctor Timerman explicó que nuestro país "fue designado como prioritario para el comercio y las inversiones chinas".

La entidad, que también presentó un proyecto para limitar la extranjerización de tierras, objetó la iniciativa oficialista aunque destacó sus aspectos “positivos”. “Lo más importante es que finalmente se haya instalado el debate”, consideró.

Les ONG ont souligné devant les négociateurs la nécessité de soutenir l’agriculture paysanne et familiale, l’influence des agrocarburants sur l’augmentation des prix de la nourriture, et l’effet néfaste des accaparements de terre sur la souveraineté alimentaire

The Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development recently released the Land Rent Contractual Agreements for land leases between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and twenty-four companies or individuals.