World Bank To Issue Warning On 'Farmland Grab' Says Financial Times
Jul 28, 2010
Mike Walsten
The London-based Financial Times reports the World Bank will soon issue a report listing concerns about nations and investors buying farmland in other nations. The story, written by Javier Blas, states the report says investors are targeting nations with weak laws and are failing to deliver on their promises to bring investment and jobs to the nation selling the land. The story contains an interesting chart showing the amount of large land transfers reported during 2004 to 2009.
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