The Oakland Institute

OAKLAND, CA - A new report by the Oakland Institute, Lives on Hold, exposes the consequences of Iowa-based AgriSol Energy LLC's plans to lease more than 800,000 acres in Tanzania.

Dear Friends,

Thursday, May 3rd
6:00 – 7:30 pm

Land Grabs in Africa: Economic Growth or Re-colonization?
Anuradha Mittal of The Oakland Institute

In a turnabout that should remove AgriSol's last shred of credibility as a ‘responsible investor’ in Tanzania, Iowa State University (ISU) announced in a statement on February 10, 2012 that they have withdrawn themselves entirely from ties to AgriSol and the land deal it is planning in Tanzania.

The spikes in global food prices in 2007-8 served as a wake-up call to the global community on the inadequacies of our global food system. Commodity prices doubled, the estimated number of hungry people topped one billion, and food riots spread through the developing world.

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