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PhoenixAbove

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4. K&R - food insecurity my arse...

Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 09:37 AM

Feb 2012

I agree with kdmorris. These people are starving... and the land grabbing is just evil but what else could be expected? Men own all the resources to buy up the land.

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The Word on Women - Food Insecurity and the Energy Crisis Result in Grabbing Land from Women [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 OP

I completely hate the term "food insecurity" kdmorris Feb 2012 #1

"Africa's women grow 80% of their food but own less than 1% of the land." BlueIris Feb 2012 #3

This part made me jump: "(I)n the last decade alone, foreign companies and governments have acquired BlueIris Feb 2012 #2

The Oxfam report is linked there, and my very very quick skim petronius Feb 2012 #6

K&R - food insecurity my arse... PhoenixAbove Feb 2012 #4

The corporate behemoths are going to take the whole shebang down. CrispyQ Feb 2012 #5