Agrarian mirage: Gulf foreign direct investment in Pakistan’s agricultural sector
- MEI
- 02 October 2014
How did such a promising idea (which appeared to offer a textbook example of a win-win situation) fail?
How did such a promising idea (which appeared to offer a textbook example of a win-win situation) fail?
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Betapa luas perkebunan sawit di indonesia dan di dunia, namun seberapa besar kesejahteraan rakyat yang diberikan oleh sektor ini? Sangat sedikit kalau tak boleh dikatakan sebaliknya, bisnis industri minyak sawit kerap memperparah kemiskinan yang ada.
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