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politicsConcern over nation' s foreign 'land-grabs' - 17 Nov 09
France has called for tougher rules over the growing practice of so-called land-grabbing. Millions of hectares of prime farmland in poorer countries are being sold off to richer ones, who then use it to grow their own crops. It means local farmers are losing access to land and water. The French farming minister warned these "predatory investments" prevented countries from feeding themselves. Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports.
Tel me something kids. If I look into the process by which American companies got ahold of Latin American farm land, will it resemble this? And looking at how American multinational run Latin American farms...wanna bet that the Africans will be like that in a few years? I'm gonna need the voices of farmers on programs like this though.
France has called for tougher rules over the growing practice of so-called land-grabbing. Millions of hectares of prime farmland in poorer countries are being sold off to richer ones, who then use it to grow their own crops. It means local farmers are losing access to land and water. The French farming minister warned these "predatory investments" prevented countries from feeding themselves. Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports.
Tel me something kids. If I look into the process by which American companies got ahold of Latin American farm land, will it resemble this? And looking at how American multinational run Latin American farms...wanna bet that the Africans will be like that in a few years? I'm gonna need the voices of farmers on programs like this though.
