| Madagascar Starves, Feeds South Korea |
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| Written by Heather McKee | |
| Tuesday, 16 December 2008 | |
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South Korea has apparently used up all its affordable agricultural land. So now a private company, Daewoo Logistics, has bought a 99-year lease on 3.2 million acres in Madagascar. Daewoo plans to grow corn and palm oil on what amounts to half of all Madagascar's arable land. The long-term lease the South Koreans hold in Madagascar could represent an emerging trend of wealthier nations outsourcing and securing their food and fuel streams by using land in other countries. The British company of Sun Biofuels already has biofuel plantations in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania. But the countries leasing out their land at the cheapest rates are often the sames ones having the most trouble providing food for their own citizens. In Madagascar, 70% of the population lives in poverty, yet soon half of all the arable land in the country will be producing food for South Korean citizens. Daewoo's CEO, in response to questions about the ethics of the situation, responded that the company is providing a $6 billion infrastructure over 20 years that will provide jobs for Madagascar residents. Via Times
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