Citizens Displaced By UK Company Landgrab, Says Oxfam Report
The revelation is contained in a report, Land and Power, released by British NGO Oxfam, which notes that speculators, pension funds and global agri-businesses from rich countries have been quietly acquiring large chunks of land in developing countries such as Uganda, South Sudan and Indonesia, leading to conflict, hunger and human rights abuses.
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