October 2nd, 2009
Via The Asia Times Online, a thoughtful analysis of China’s interest and investment into African agriculture in recent months. The report argues that while China has invested immense sums in African agriculture, it appears that – at least thus far – the majority of these funds have not gone directly to securing land leases and […]
Read more »More Egyptian Investment In Sudanese Farmland
September 30th, 2009
Via Reuters, a report of more Egyptian investment in Sudanese agricultural land. As the article notes: “…Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital is investing in 500,000 feddans (210,000 hectares) of farmland in Sudan, an executive said on Tuesday. Gulf and other Arab countries have been investing in a range of farming projects in Sudan, Africa’s […]
Read more »September 18th, 2009
Via AllAfrica and Pambazuka News, a detailed look by a pan-Africanist scholar on the latest “scramble for Africa.” As the article notes: “…How is it possible that in the 21st century the world has the capacity to feed every single human being on the planet, yet the majority of people in Africa and the rest […]
Read more »The Hungry Dragon: Little Appetite For Latin America
August 16th, 2009
Courtesy of The Guardian, an interesting look at how resource-hungry China has so far passed over investing in high-priced farmlands of South America in favor of Africa, with its less developed commodities markets, greater need for financing and open labor laws. As the article notes: “…China is spending hundreds of billions of dollars on efforts […]
Read more »August 14th, 2009
Via AlterNet, an interesting commentary on the trend – over the past six months — of big players in the global economy have grabbed 50 million acres of arable land, from Africa to Southeast Asia. As the article notes: “…Investment banks, sovereign wealth funds and other barely regulated financial entities in search of fat paydays […]
Read more »The Backlash of Global Landgrabbing
August 9th, 2009
Via The Independent, a report on the “new breed of colonialism” rampaging across the world, with rich nations buying up the natural resources of developing countries that can ill afford to sell. As the article notes: “…Thousand of protesters took to the streets, waving the orange flags of the opposition. Before long, looting began. Buildings […]
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