Big farming projects in North Africa’s deserts are presented as a response to food insecurity. But aquifers will be depleted ...

The narrative of "empty land/unproductive forest" or "no forest/no trees" is often used by authorities to negate and delegitimize the existence of indigenous communities and the surrounding natural ...

Mãe do Rio (Brazil) (AFP) – In the Brazilian Amazon, workers use metal tubes to sow seedlings in rapid succession, as part of an effort to reforest the jungle with millions of trees. The project has ...

The fund, managed by ASR Real Estate, invests in the Dutch agricultural sector and has attracted more than €550m of commitments since it was opened to outside investors in 2022. BPL Pensioen, a Dutch ...

Con 1,2 millones de ha de monocultivo forestal y una extensión similar con soja, la segunda fuente de agua potable más grande ...

Justiça brasileira mantém a suspensão da transferência da Eldorado Brasil Celulose da empresa brasileira J&F para a empresa ...

MANILA, Philippines — Agricultural workers and a legal advocacy group have raised concerns over a “fast-tracked” bill seeking to extend land lease terms for foreign investors to nearly a century, ...

El 6% de las tierras argentinas pertenece a extranjeros: en la mayoría hay agua dulce y minerales Según un informe realizado por el Registro Nacional de Tierras Rurales en 2015, unas 16.253.279 ...

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to investing in agriculture towards ensuring food security and economic development in the state. The governor ...

Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL), a major Vietnamese agriculture firm, has doubled its durian farming area to 2,000 hectares in two years, driven by surging demand from China. "I never dreamed of this day," ...

Will the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) embolden multinationals to increase their stranglehold on land? If its recently-adopted Protocol on Investment is ...

The negotiations come amid a backdrop of growing scrutiny regarding land leasing practices in Africa. Critics argue that ...