Land grabbing - Stefano Liberti

To the governments and corporationsbuying up vast tracts of the Third World,it is 'land leasing'; to its critics, it is nothingbetter than 'land grabbing' - the enginepowering a new era of colonialism.In this arresting account of howmillions of hectares of fertile soil are
stolen to feed wealthy westernersthousands of miles away, journalistStefano Liberti takes readers on a tourof contemporary exploitation.

It is ajourney encompassing a Dutch-ownedmodel farm in Ethiopia; a conference inRiyadh, where representatives of ThirdWorld governments compete to attractSaudi investors; meetings in Romewhere the fate of nations is decided; andthe headquarters of the Movement of
Landless Workers in So Paulo.

Since the food crisis of 2007-8, when thecost of staples such as rice and corn wentthrough the roof, the race to acquire landin the southern hemisphere has becomemore intense than ever.Land Grabbingisthe shocking story of how one half of theworld is starved to feed the other.