Sunday, February 24, 2013

New Form of Colonialism: Land Grabbing

Foreign investors are buying or leasing vast amounts of farmland in Third World countries to profit from surging demand for food crops as a result of rapid population growth. "Land grabbing" amounts to a new form of colonialism that often runs counter to the interests of locals
Notice how even Malaysia and Saudi Arabia have joined the party
Spiegel: 'Land Grabbing': Foreign Investors Buy Up Third World Farmland

No comments: