Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting graphic on the 21st Century African land rush:
Read more »Via The Emirates’ National newspaper, an interesting article focusing on farmland derivatives and alternative food security investments: “…Food security is back on the agenda with a bang, but while countries with money but little land want to invest elsewhere, few efforts are as emotive as a global “land grab”. The political risk involved makes such […]
Read more »Via The Guardian, an article suggesting that – since land is now one of the hottest commodities in the world market – it is time to stand up for small farmers often dismissed as ‘inefficient”. As the report notes: “NGOs don’t mobilise people, desperation mobilises people,” said a Cambodian land activist as he related the […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Christian Science Monitor, a detailed look at foreign investors who see Africa as a breadbasket. As the article notes: “…In March 2009, civilian protesters led by a baby-faced former disc jockey swarmed through the streets of this hilly capital city. They were calling for the ouster of then-President Marc Ravalomanana for what […]
Read more »Via China Dialogue, a report detailing the race by foreign companies are snap up the best fertile land in the food-insecure country of Mali and what this means for local subsistence farmers, who fear the loss of their fields, crops and water. As the article notes: A new complex of government offices on the banks […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Guardian, an interesting report on the contracts behind the purchase of millions of hectares of African farmland. As the article notes: “…Invest in land, goes the old saw, they’re not making it any more. And, as we have reported, many rich countries and companies are doing just that in the developing world. […]
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