March 10th, 2024
Via Devex, a look at how the wars in Gaza and Ukraine are normalizing the weaponization of food: For several months, the Biden Administration has stored some 60,000 metric tons of wheat in holding warehouses in the Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates. The food — originally destined for millions of hungry Yemeni civilians in […]
Read more »Who’s Behind the Destruction of Brazil’s Cerrado?
March 2nd, 2024
Via Grist, a look at how some of the world’s largest pension funds bet big on Brazilian farmland. Communities, and the climate, are paying the price. In August 2020, Maria do Espirito Santo was returning from her family’s field in the savanna of northeast Brazil when she saw smoke billowing from her thatched hut. Do […]
Read more »February 28th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on Russia’s grain supply to African nations which is viewed as a soft bait (i) to reinforce the existing time-tested relationships with Africa and (ii) to solicit endorsement for the unprovoked war in Ukraine: In a speech delivered, 20th March 2023, during the interparliamentary conference ‘Russia-Africa’ held in Moscow, President Vladimir […]
Read more »UAE In Talks to Buy More African Land to Aid Food Security
February 22nd, 2024
Via Arabian Gulf Business Insight, a report on the UAE’s plans to buy more African land to aid food security: 14 farmland deals in pipeline Increase in pace of acquisitions Food security high on policy agenda The UAE has 14 land acquisition deals in the pipeline, mainly in Africa, as it looks to keep food […]
Read more »February 14th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on how land degradation is a growing problem for not just climate change but food and water security: The greatest threats to our existence today are caused by human activity rather than nature acting alone, according to a recent United Nations report. Many people are familiar with human contribution to climate change […]
Read more »Chinese Ownership of U.S. Farmland, Locations Raise Concerns
February 10th, 2024
Via Terra Daily, an article on concerns over Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland: Foreign investment in the nation’s farmland has raised concern among U.S. lawmakers and governmental officials, particularly after reports about Chinese companies buying land near military bases. For example, a Chinese company bought farmland in 2021 for acorn-milling facility near an Air Force […]
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