Articles by Horand Knaup and Juliane von Mittelstaedt
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THE NEW COLONIALISM (Part 2): THE INVESTOR NEEDS A WEAK STATE
Horand Knaup and Juliane von Mittelstaedt,
30 Jul 2009
Rich nations are exchanging money, oil and infrastructure for food, water and animal feed. At first glance, this seems to present a solution for many problems, says Jean-Philippe Audinet of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). In principle, he is pleased about the agricultural investments, and says he fought for them for years. "What […]
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Horand Knaup and Juliane von Mittelstaedt,
30 Jul 2009
Governments and investment funds are buying up farmland in Africa and Asia to grow food — a profitable business, with a growing global population and rapidly rising prices. The high-stakes game of real-life Monopoly is leading to a modern colonialism to which many poor countries submit out of necessity. Every crisis has its winners. A […]
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