Timothy A. Wise
By Timothy A. Wise
Originally posted on TripleCrisis
Can
land grabs by foreign investors in developing countries feed the
hungry? So says the press release for a recent, and unfortunate,
economic study. It comes just as civil society and government delegates
gather in Rome this week to negotiate guidelines for “responsible
agricultural investment” (RAI), and as President Obama welcomes African
leaders to Washington for a summit on economic development in the
region.
At stake in both capitals is whether the recent surge in large-scale acquisition of land in Africa and other developing regions needs to be better regulated to ensure that agricultural investment contributes to food security rather than eroding it by displacing small-scale farmers.
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At stake in both capitals is whether the recent surge in large-scale acquisition of land in Africa and other developing regions needs to be better regulated to ensure that agricultural investment contributes to food security rather than eroding it by displacing small-scale farmers.
- See more at: http://triplecrisis.com/#sthash.pv8FuE2A.dpuf
Read rest here.Can land grabs by foreign investors in developing countries feed the hungry? So says the press release for a recent, and unfortunate, economic study. It comes just as civil society and government delegates gather in Rome this week to negotiate guidelines for “responsible agricultural investment” (RAI), and as President Obama welcomes African leaders to Washington for a summit on economic development in the region. At stake in both capitals is whether the recent surge in large-scale acquisition of land in Africa and other developing regions needs to be better regulated to ensure that agricultural investment contributes to food security rather than eroding it by displacing small-scale farmers.
Can
land grabs by foreign investors in developing countries feed the
hungry? So says the press release for a recent, and unfortunate,
economic study. It comes just as civil society and government delegates
gather in Rome this week to negotiate guidelines for “responsible
agricultural investment” (RAI), and as President Obama welcomes African
leaders to Washington for a summit on economic development in the
region.
At stake in both capitals is whether the recent surge in large-scale acquisition of land in Africa and other developing regions needs to be better regulated to ensure that agricultural investment contributes to food security rather than eroding it by displacing small-scale farmers.
- See more at: http://triplecrisis.com/#sthash.pv8FuE2A.dpuf
At stake in both capitals is whether the recent surge in large-scale acquisition of land in Africa and other developing regions needs to be better regulated to ensure that agricultural investment contributes to food security rather than eroding it by displacing small-scale farmers.
- See more at: http://triplecrisis.com/#sthash.pv8FuE2A.dpuf
Timothy A. Wise
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