The Breadbasket of South Korea: Madagascar

Time - by Vivienne Walt - Nov. 23, 2008 (News Report)
Tenant farming was popular in rural America until the Dust Bowl years of the Depression, but the practice is making a comeback on an epic scale in much of Africa. This time, however, the "tenants" are not simply family farmers down on their luck and willing to work land they don't own; they're major international corporations and governments looking to compensate for shortages of arable land in their own countries by setting up massive industrial farms abroad. More »
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by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 23, 2008 - See Full Review (2 answers)

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by Naomi Isler - Nov. 23, 2008 - See Full Review (7 answers)
Notes: It's good journalism because, if its facts are accurate, on an issue that doesn't often get into the media. Food shortages, misuse of agricultural land, and a repeat of colonial exploitation of an underdeveloped county, this time by a recently developed one, are the kind of issue that will generate conflicts in the 21st century.
Comment: We are so focused on the financial system's meltdown that we may be missing the meltdown in food production. Agribusiness often leaves land less ... More »
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by Jared Molton - Nov. 23, 2008 - See Full Review (11 answers)
Notes: This is definitely quality journalism. The subject matter has not been written about very much and the journalist shows good initiative in finding this story. The reporter did not lack when it came to backing her facts up either, as sources were numerous and credible.

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Submitted by Submitted by Naomi Isler - Nov 23, 2008 - 2:40 PM PST
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Edited by Fabrice Florin - Nov 23, 2008 - 2:43 PM PST
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We are so focused on the financial system's meltdown that we may be missing the meltdown in food production. Agribusiness often leaves land less arable than it found it.
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