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petronius

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6. The Oxfam report is linked there, and my very very quick skim

Reply to BlueIris (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 01:11 PM

Feb 2012

makes me think a lot of that foreign investment is to buy non-marginal land to grow biofuel for export, replacing food production for subsistence and domestic use. Holy crap indeed...

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The Word on Women - Food Insecurity and the Energy Crisis Result in Grabbing Land from Women [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 OP

I completely hate the term "food insecurity" kdmorris Feb 2012 #1

"Africa's women grow 80% of their food but own less than 1% of the land." BlueIris Feb 2012 #3

This part made me jump: "(I)n the last decade alone, foreign companies and governments have acquired BlueIris Feb 2012 #2

The Oxfam report is linked there, and my very very quick skim petronius Feb 2012 #6

K&R - food insecurity my arse... PhoenixAbove Feb 2012 #4

The corporate behemoths are going to take the whole shebang down. CrispyQ Feb 2012 #5