African Land Grabs in the Spotlight
The World Bank has rejected a call to install a moratorium on large scale agricultural land acquisitions following the release of a major report by Oxfam that outlined the negative impact of international land speculation in developing countries.
Documents
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Time Out on the Global Land Rush
- Author:
- Oxfam International
- Publisher:
- Oxfam International
- Publication Date:
- 4 October 2012
In the past decade an area of land eight times the size of the UK has been sold off globally as land sales rapidly accelerate. This land could feed a ... see more »
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