Archive for March, 2010

Chinese Firms Gain Land In Sudan
March 31st, 2010

Courtesy of The Sudan Tribune, a report that a Chinese technology company has been given land in Sudan.  As the article notes: “…The Chinese company ZTE received an allocation of approximately 10,000 hectares of land from the Ministry of Agriculture. The deal aims at boosting production of wheat and maize, state media reported. ZTE is […]

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Agricultural Outsourcing
March 13th, 2010

Courtesy of The Casual Truth, a look at the the reach and impact of the trend towards investing in overseas farmland.  As the article notes: “…Many are saying food is becoming the new oil. In the past two years there has been a remarkable increase in purchases of large-scale farmland by foreigners throughout Africa, Latin […]

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The Great African Land (and Water) Rush
March 8th, 2010

Courtesy of The Guardian, an examination of how rich countries faced by a global food shortage now farm an area double the size of the UK to guarantee supplies for their citizens.  As the article notes: “…Ethiopia is one of the hungriest countries in the world with more than 13 million people needing food aid, […]

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About This Blog And Its Author
Seeds Of A Revolution is committed to defining the disruptive geopolitics of the global Farms Race.  Due to the convergence of a growing world population, increased water scarcity, and a decrease in arable land & nutrient-rich soil, a spike of international investment interest in agricultural is inevitable and apt to bring a heretofore domestic industry into a truly global realm.  Whether this transition involves global land leases or acquisitions, the fundamental need for food & the protectionist feelings this need can give rise to is highly likely to cause such transactions to move quickly into the geopolitical realm.  It is this disruptive change, and the potential for a global farms race, that Seeds Of A Revolution tracks, analyzes, and forecasts.

Educated at Yale University (Bachelor of Arts - History) and Harvard (Master in Public Policy - International Development), Monty Simus has long held a keen interest in natural resource policy and the geopolitical implications of anticipated stresses in the areas of freshwater scarcity, biodiversity reserves & parks, and farm land.  Monty has lived, worked, and traveled in more than forty countries spanning Africa, China, western Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Southeast & Central Asia, and his personal interests comprise economic development, policy, investment, technology, natural resources, and the environment, with a particular focus on globalization’s impact upon these subject areas.  Monty writes about freshwater scarcity issues at www.waterpolitics.com and frontier investment markets at www.wildcatsandblacksheep.com.