June 26th, 2015
Via CounterPunch, commentary on what the author views as imperialism and the control of agriculture: In October of last year, World Food Day celebrated ‘Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth’. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s website, the family farming theme was chosen to raise the profile of family farming […]
Read more »Russia: Outcry Over Land Lease To China
June 26th, 2015
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on a controversial lease of Russian land to Chinese investors: Plans to hand a stretch of remote Siberian territory to Chinese investors have triggered a storm of protest in Russia, underlining how a relationship hailed by the leaders of both countries is being undermined by deep-rooted distrust. The government of […]
Read more »June 17th, 2015
Via Blue and Green Tomorrow, commentary on a recent report looking at the susceptibility of global food systems to acute disruption and systemic shocks could lead to food price rises, food riots and changes in stock market values: The global food system is increasingly vulnerable to acute disruptions that have the potential to cause widespread […]
Read more »An Agricultural Revolution In Sudan By Amtaar Investment
June 2nd, 2015
Via The World Folio, a look at Amtaar Investment’s efforts to create a sustainable agro-business in Sudan: Through innovative agricultural measures, Amtaar Investment looks to create a sustainable agro-business in Sudan and tackle food security issues in the Arab world As a joint venture between the UAE based Jenaan Investment and the Republic of the Sudan, […]
Read more »June 1st, 2015
Via The World Folio, an interesting look at the Sudanese agricultural sector: With massive areas of arable land and over 130 million heads of livestock, Sudan is receiving huge investments in its agriculture sector from Gulf states looking to address the food security problem Sudan is constantly aiming to use and develop advanced agricultural technologies […]
Read more »The Land Game: Shrouded In Secrecy, One Of Africa’s Biggest Land Deals Stalls
May 18th, 2015
Via AllAfrica, an interesting look at one of Africa’s largest and most secretive foreign agricultural investment deals: when oil-rich Libya, under the leadership of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, signed a 50-year, renewable lease for the land with Mali’s government in 2008: Malian farmer Balima Coulibaly and his fellow villagers watched with dread as 100,000 hectares of fertile […]
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