Plea on 'land grab' in poor nations

Foreign investors have bought up more than 100 million hectares of land in poor countries in the last decade in deals which could be contributing to hunger and poverty, campaigners have warned.

An area the size of London was sold off or leased every six days to outside investors in developing countries between 2000 and 2010, with more than 60% of investments taking place in nations with serious hunger problems, Oxfam said.
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