Benchmarking the Business of Agriculture: structural adjustment by another name
The World Bank has once again come under close scrutiny due to a report and campaign launched by the Oakland Institute. The Campaign is called Our Land; Our Business...
Food Sovereignty – Resiting Land Grabs in Mozambique
From a distance, the rural land in Chiure district of Mozambique, appears un-groomed and uncared for, but, as Hazel Haley explains in her article in the May issue of...
Why Grow More Food?
Are we growing food for human consumption? Do we grow it to rot in warehouses? Do we grow it to bring huge profits for investors? Do we grow it...
Land Grabbing, Personal Investment, and What We All Can Do: Part 2
In our recent posts, we have been trying to make visible the connection between personal investment and land-grabbing in places like Mozambique, Brazil, Uganda, Ethiopia and others. Those who...
A farmer’s story
It’s often hard to visualize what a land grab looks like, especially when few of us have traveled to the places where they are taking place. This year, La...
Land Grabbing, Personal Investment, and What We All Can Do: Part 1
Source: Each one of us wants some sort of personal security in our lives. We want to know that in the coming years we will be able to...