Via The PPJ Gazette, a pointed opinion piece detailing the dismay with which some Americans regard the purchase of American farmland by overseas investors: “The economy continues its slide. Unemployment remains high, more manufacturing moves overseas with each passing day, the rate of home foreclosures makes the news every hour. But there is a seemingly […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, an interesting look at the continued investment interest in African agriculture. As the article notes: “…Mounting concern over security of food supplies is spurring a wave of private-sector investment in Africa that many hope will put it at the center of a green revolution. Mima Nedelcovych hopes the 20,000-hectare […]
Read more »Via The New York Times, an article on the global agricultural geopolitics surrounding China’s bid for Canada’s Potash Corporation. As the report notes: “…Are the Chinese coming? That’s the important question now being asked in Saskatchewan, a prairie province in Canada. It is also the question of the moment on Wall Street. Saskatchewan is home […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on the Gulf states’ efforts to acquire farmland overseas. As the article notes: “…The import-dependent Gulf states were left facing a troubling question when a food crisis sent the prices of staples such as rice and wheat soaring two years ago: how could they secure food for their […]
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