Wie kann der verhängnisvolle Trend einer immer stärkeren Land- und Machtkonzentration in den Händen weniger Besitzer gestoppt werden?

"Après l’absence d’investissements depuis les années 1980, c’est vrai qu’il y a un regain d’intérêt pour les pays du sud, là où la terre est disponible et la main-d’oeuvre peu chère. Mais les retombées pour les pays hôtes sont insignifiantes."

Egypt will lease at least 200,000 acres of farmland this year for agri-business projects in North Sinai, the North Coast and Upper Egypt, the agriculture minister said on Wednesday.

Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital said it was investing $40 million to grow crops in Sudan, where agricultural spending is increasing as the government moves to address food shortages.

Emirates Investments Group is looking to buy food and agricultural assets in Australia and New Zealand as global demand climbs, CEO Raza Jafar said.

Presentation to the CTA Rural Development Briefing in Central Africa

Présentation au Briefing régional sur le développement rural en Afrique Centrale du CTA

Présentation de Michael Taylor (ILC) et André Tioro (ROPPA) au Briefing régional sur le développement rural en Afrique Centrale organisé par le CTA

Dans cette interview, le Prof. De Schutter explique les raisons qui mènent au Bureau du Rapporteur Spécial des Nations Unies pour le Droit à l'Alimentation à s’intéresser au phénomène de l’acquisition des terres à large échelle.

O relatório do Banco Mundial sobre a neogrilagem legal em escala global de terras agrícolas é tanto uma decepção quanto um fracasso.

Is big-business investment in global farmlands the way to build a sustainable, food-secure future? Or is it evidence of a new speculative bubble?

Singapore is eyeing a gigantic farming project in northeast China that could help the small, densely populated city-state diversify its food supplies, while offering export opportunities for its expertise in food safety and investment opportunities for its businesses.

Quietly, these modern-day land marauders are coming to Canada—undermining family farms, compromising local food sovereignty, and harming the environment.

New Zealand tightened rules for major international purchases of farmland and will now require buyers to show how an acquisition benefits the nation’s economy.

Major Japanese trading firms are cautious about Japan buying agricultural land overseas, growing food there and then importing it. One reason, it seems, is their past failures in the agriculture business.