Land Deals

Progress in Reducing Hunger ‘Tragically Slow’

By Sarah McHaney

WASHINGTON, October 11, 2012 (IPS) – At least 20 countries are currently at either "alarming" or "extremely alarming" levels of hunger, according to new research released here on Thursday.

In 2011, Sylvia Meltina

World Bank Refuses Call to Halt Land Deals

By Carey L. Biron
The World Bank has rejected a call to suspend its involvement in large scale agricultural land acquisition following the release of a major report by the international aid agency Oxfam on the negative impact of international land speculation in developing countries.


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