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State planning to own at least 30% of Ukraine’s farmland
Written by ArriannaMarie
The state does not want to see mass sales of land plots by famers and wants to buy up at least 30% of the country’s farmland, Deputy Head of the State Agency for Land Resources of Ukraine, Mykola Kaliuzhny, has said. read more
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ArriannaMarie
Writer. UChicago Grad Student. Novelist-in-Progress. Budding Activist. Researcher. Consultant. Prolific Reader. History Buff. Lover of all things Africa.
You can find my blog on human trafficking and development issues in Africa here.
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Unrest grows in rural China over land grabs
Written by ArriannaMarie
The story is an example of how China’s booming economy, as well as lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty, has also generated unrest. read more
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Landmark conference on land grabbing: large-scale agricultural investments do undermine food security
Written by ArriannaMarie
Participants at the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing overwhelmingly found that land grabbing is occurring at a scale and speed as never before, and resulting in widespread displacement and dispossession of rural and urban communities, especially small-hold agricultural producers. read more
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Land grabs, logging and carbon credits in South Sudan
Written by ArriannaMarie
The role that hedge funds are playing in land grabs in Africa. read more
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Agricultural land grabs threaten local property rights and sustainable development
Written by ArriannaMarie
With large-scale agricultural investments on the rise, the rights of local people must be protected, according to the World Resources Institute. read more
