World Bank: “Investors in farmland are targeting countries with weak laws, buying arable land on the cheap and failing to deliver on promises of jobs and investments.”
Leaked World Bank Report Highlights Extent of Land Grab Problem By: Danielle Nierenberg, Worldwatch Insitute, 8/3/10 Land rights advocates have been eagerly awaiting the World Bank’s report on large scale land acquisitions since December 2009. Delayed three times already, the report is supposed to be the most comprehensive analysis of land acquisitions to date, largely […]
4 reasons why buying local foods saves fuel…
Stop Eating Fossil Fuels, Start Eating Food Treehugger, by Lloyd Alter, 8/3/10 Whenever one discusses the idea that buying local food saves fuel, the naysayers show up. After all, there is the study from New Zealand’s Lincoln University that proved New Zealand lamb transported to the UK to have a carbon footprint of only 688 […]
Improving the lives of Farm Workers: Worldwatch Interviews Eric Nickolson
Eric Nickolson has dedicated his career to working with United Farm Workers to improve the lives of food workers. Click on the link below to read a fascinating interview with him by Worldwatch Institute: http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6485