November 14th, 2022
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how small farmers are now going up against deep-pocketed investors, including private equity firms and real estate developers: Joel Gindo thought he could finally own and operate the farm of his dreams when a neighbor put up 160 acres of cropland for sale in Brookings County, […]
Read more »Countries Most Affected by Land Grabs
November 13th, 2022
Via Statista, a visual look at the impact of land grabs worldwide: According to an analysis of the Land Matrix database, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the country most heavily affected by land grabs, defined as the buying, leasing or concession land use for commercial purposes by companies from abroad, affecting land that had previously been […]
Read more »November 7th, 2022
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at how armed movements disrupt food production and export: At first glance, Vladimir Putin has little in common with an Ethiopian foot-soldier. One man has palaces and nuclear weapons, the other a shack and an old Kalashnikov. Yet both illustrate a global problem: that food supplies are often disrupted […]
Read more »Wells Run Dry In US Southwest As Foreign-Owned Farms Guzzle Water To feed Cattle Overseas
November 7th, 2022
Via CNN, an article on how wells are running dry in drought-weary Southwest as foreign-owned farms guzzle water to feed cattle overseas: Workers with the water district in Wenden, Arizona, saw something remarkable last year as they slowly lowered a camera into the drought-stricken town’s well: The water was moving. But the aquifer which sits below the small desert […]
Read more »November 2nd, 2022
Via Oceans Futures, a report of a new initiative focused on identifying future fish-rich and fish-poor regions where conflict is likely to occur. National security organizations can use predictive analysis based on climate, fisheries, and geopolitical data to inform government defense, security, and intelligence resource allocation in marine and coastal sectors: Now more than ever, fish […]
Read more »B-1B Bombers Are Hunting Illegal Fishing Boats Off South America
October 31st, 2022
Via The Drive, a report on how recent B-1B sorties highlight the growing maritime role for the bombers, but illegal fishing is a national security concern in its own right: U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers flying from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas kept watch for signs of illegal fishing during recent sorties over the […]
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