October 28th, 2010
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 »African Farms Lure Private Investors
October 28th, 2010
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 »October 12th, 2010
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 »The Real Oil-For-Food Swap: Gulf States Buy Farmland Overseas
October 10th, 2010
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 […]
Read more »September 22nd, 2010
Via The American, an interesting report on how move toward securing farmland in faraway places can be seen not only as a bet on increasing food prices, but also as a hedge against a breakdown in world trade. As the article notes: “…Farmers often joke that they don’t want any more land… except their neighbors’. […]
Read more »Not The Local, But Rather The Global Food Movement
September 16th, 2010
An interesting opinion piece from the Christian Science Monitor on the global consequences of wealthy countries buying up farm land in poorer countries – with global consequences. As the article notes: “…Proponents of the local food movement like to talk about keeping “food miles” to a minimum. Buying a New Zealand apple in New England […]
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