land grabs

Hudson Valley World View: In Race for Farmland, Locals Lose

By Michael Kugelman / On October 24th, 2013

Imagine the Town of Poughkeepsie — all 31 square miles of it. Now imagine that this entire area is acquired by foreign land investors. And now imagine that the equivalent of 3,742 Poughkeepsies has been obtained by these financiers over the last decade. This may sound far-fetched.

Southeast Asia: The Global Land Rush’s Overlooked Ground Zero

By [node:field_contributor] / On April 25th, 2013

Last year, over a period of nine months, Cambodian state security forces staged a brutal crackdown against protesting journalists, human rights activists, and monks. Many were harassed, some were jailed, and several were killed. These people were not protesting about politics. Rather, they were rallying against land takeovers by private investors.

#ForewordFriday, Land Grab Edition

By Admin / On December 7th, 2012

This week's #forewordFriday selection is from Michael Kugelman's new book, The Global Farms Race. Did you know that Brazil has plans to take over 6 million hectares of land in Mozambique (that's more than 12 million acres)?

'The Global Farms Race' and the quest for food security

By Admin / On December 6th, 2012

Fresh off the successful launch of The Global Farms Race at The Wilson Center, Michael Kugelman and his new book take center stage in this piece by Foreign Policy's Cara Parks. As climate talks continue to grind along in Doha, food