International development

Aggressive moves [..] to buy vast tracts of agricultural land in sub-Saharan Africa could soon be limited by a new global international protocol. The [FAO], [UNCTAD] and the World Bank are now discussing a new code of conduct for land buyers in Africa. Amid increasing concerns over food security, it could include ensuring consent is given prior to selling land from local people as well as ensuring smallholders do not lose out. A first draft is...