‘Land-grab’ for food security

Rich nations buying up millions of hectares of prime farmland in poorer countries.

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The UN food agency says world hunger can be tackled with better policies and investment practices.

Wealthy nations, however, have found another way to ensure their food supply – by buying up millions of hectares of prime farmland in poorer countries.

France is now calling for tighter regulations over the so-called land-grabbing.

Al Jazeera’s Nicole Johnston reports.

Source: Al Jazeera