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Right now, an unprecedented land grab is taking place around the world. Every day, parcels of land - the size of Wales and larger-are being gobbled up across the plains of Africa, paddy fields of South-east Asia, jungles of the Amazon and prairies of Eastern Europe.
The raiders are the ultra-rich Gulf oil sheikhdoms, Russian oligarchs, Chinese entrepreneurs, jumpy governments worried about food security in an ever more populated world, and financial speculators looking for the next big investment opportunity.
The victims are subsistence farmers around the world, whose title to the land they work is uncertain and whose power to prevent their governments selling it from beneath them very small.
Following the trail from the boardrooms and ministries to the victims themselves, The Landgrabbers lifts the lid on the most profound ethical, environmental, economic and social issue in the world today.
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Every day, parcels of land - the size of Wales and larger - are being gobbled up across the plains of Africa, paddy fields of South-east Asia, jungles of the Amazon and prairies of Eastern Europe. This title focuses on this most profound ethical, environmental, economic and social issue in the world.
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"Brilliant: Fred Pearce has lifted the lid on an issue that has yet to register with most people. Anyone who cares about the fate of the planet should read this" (Chris Mullin)
"Compelling and well-researched" (Nature)
"In "The Land Grabbers," Pearce has produced a powerful piece of journalism that illuminates how the drive for expanded food production is transforming the planet. Anyone who cares where her next meal is coming from should read it." (Juliet Eilperin Washington Post)
"A very important piece of work" (Tony Benn)
"Fred Pearce is at the nexus, brilliantly reporting on the biggest swindle of the 21st century. He is without peer" (Susan George, author of HOW THE OTHER HALF DIES)
"Compelling and well-researched" (Nature)
"In "The Land Grabbers," Pearce has produced a powerful piece of journalism that illuminates how the drive for expanded food production is transforming the planet. Anyone who cares where her next meal is coming from should read it." (Juliet Eilperin Washington Post)
"A very important piece of work" (Tony Benn)
"Fred Pearce is at the nexus, brilliantly reporting on the biggest swindle of the 21st century. He is without peer" (Susan George, author of HOW THE OTHER HALF DIES)
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- PublisherEden Project Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 190581173X
- ISBN 13 9781905811731
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
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