Land grabbing in Latin America
- GRAIN
- 05 Mar 2010
Right now communities in Latin America, as around the world, are suffering a new kind of invasion of their territories
Right now communities in Latin America, as around the world, are suffering a new kind of invasion of their territories
Guyana has an abundance of fertile land and aims to attract Gulf investment in its agricultural sector.
The Guyana government has rolled out several invitations to regional investors that included land offers for agricultural purposes.
"Il n'y a pas de liberté pour une société qui mange au-delà de ses frontières". Le colonel Kadhafi applique à la lettre ce principe du Livre vert.
Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud says Guyana has been asking Libya to help develop mega-farms in the interior, where the majority of inhabitants live in poverty and depend on rice cultivation for both food and income.
As the Caribbean and the rest of the world are still grappling with the global food crisis, Guyana is seeking to sell its vast land and water resources to United States investors as an area suitable for agriculture and aquaculture investment.
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