Africa: Up for Grabs
Submitted by joanne on August 30, 2010 – 1:28 pmNo Comment
(Friends of the Earth International) The African continent is increasingly being seen as a source of agricultural land and natural resources for the rest of the world. National governments and private companies are obtaining access to land across the continent to grow crops for food and fuel to meet growing demand from mainly overseas countries. This report discusses the scale and impact of land grabbing for agrofuels. READ MORE and MORE (summary) Download Report
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