"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." attributed to Plato

"Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing." attributed to Edmund Burke

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Tuesday 19 April 2011

Whose Land is it Anyway? Part 2

Yesterday I wrote of Land Grabbing, from an article by Lester Brown in the latest Resurgence. Here is another stupidity he exposes:

"In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Chinese companies have acquired 7 million hectares of land for Palm-Oil production whilst millions of people in DRC are dependent on international food aid."

That really is madness! Read the article at GRAIN for further information and to see what can and is being done to help the many powerless small holders across the world retain their land for farming.

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