Saturday, October 3, 2009

GCC Food Security

H.E. The Fomer Prime Minister of New Zealand and Former Head of WTO Mr. Mike Moore' comments about food security makes sense. GCC countries cannot buy food security by buying large swathes of land in the Africa or Asia. There will be local enmity; what rates they will be paid? how better production investments will be compared to their local plots? how could you export while there is a local food shortage? Who sold the land? The political elite at the capital! This is a short sighted, short term exercise. Better partner with local populations, the real owners of the land and buy the produce. This is the best security.