Namibia has not been spared in the proliferating acquisition of agricultural land in developing countries by multi-national agricultural corporations, popularly referred to as ‘land grabbing’.

Interviews about the current land grab in the Oromia and Gambela regions with some of the presenters at the London workshop.

Jagjit Singh Hara, a farmer in Jalandhar, has been getting offers from Congo, Namibia and Nigeria to take land on lease and start cultivation.

"We have Indonesians and Malaysians coming in and saying we want 100,000 hectares to make PNG a rice producing country," says PNG’s Deputy Prime Minister Sir Puka Temu

The Asian Development Bank is warning the region's rural sector could be expoited by international investors as concerns about global food and fuel security intensify.

A group of farmers from Punjab are planning to take 1 lakh hectare land on lease in the African nation of Ethiopia for cultivation.

In the last few months, the process seems to be speeding up with more and more Indian farmers checking out investments in Africa.

The GCC states are rapidly pursuing contracts for the purchase of land from eastern Africa to Vietnam to guarantee ample food supplies

La voix de l’Anywaa Survival Organisation s’est élevée contre la politique de cession des terres adoptée par le gouvernement éthiopien.

Anywaa Survival Organisation's critique of the Ethiopian government's video presentation of rice land grab in the Gambela region.

At least 24 countries have been given approval to invest in New Zealand's agricultural sector, covering 154,855ha and a wide range of sectors from sheep farming to viticulture

A South African farmers group said on Friday it had received fresh offers from African states, including Sudan and Mozambique, to invest in agriculture to grow export crops and some of the deals will be concluded soon.

Acquiring land elsewhere for cultivation impoverishes farmers there and degrades soil

Débat entre deux économistes africains autour de la question de savoir si les terres africaines doivent être ouvertes à des baux pour être cultivées par des investisseurs étrangers.

"Pour nos investisseurs de la première heure, la plus-value dégagée est supérieur à 40%," précise Olivier Combastet.