Cornering Foreign Fields

Apparently the fact that the US does not have enough farming left to supply enough food for our population is not a problem, or won't be anymore. If we simply buy or lease huge amounts of land in other countries to grow our own supplies like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and China, we would be fine. The countries that are selling or leasing their land to be farmed are Sudan, Ethiopia, Congo, and Pakistan. Some critics are hoping this won't lead to modern day versions of colonization of these poorer countries and are also concerned that none of the food grown is given or bought by the native population. So even though it sounds like a great way to help malnutrition, it isn't actually helping anything for the countries that are selling their land - unless you are the local governments and you are prospering from it.
By: Jill Prendeville