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<strong>17</strong>5. Rahul Mehta Mississauga, Canada (continued from previous page)<br />
report analyzes the situation “on the ground” and helps to<br />
provide a real understanding — beyond the rhetoric and<br />
hype — of the actual impacts of land investments on the<br />
land and its people. The general findings of this research<br />
include: Commercial investment will increase rates of food<br />
insecurity in the vicinity of land investments. Despite<br />
Ethiopia’s endemic poverty and food insecurity, there are<br />
no mechanisms in place to ensure that these investments<br />
contribute to improved food security. In addition, there are<br />
numerous incentives to ensure that food production is<br />
exported out of the country, providing foreign exchange for<br />
the country at the expense of local food supplies.<br />
Finally, while the Ethiopian government lists transfer of<br />
technology as a major outcome of land investment, it has<br />
established no mechanism for such transfers to take place.<br />
<strong>17</strong>6. Aseged Tefera gul, Norway<br />
<strong>17</strong>7. Seifu Demmissie Addis, Ethiopia<br />
<strong>17</strong>8. Dougas Merrey Pittsboro, NC<br />
<strong>17</strong>9. Daniel Hawley Ketchum, ID<br />
180. yewarkaw<br />
mengistu<br />
salisbury, Australia<br />
181. abiye ketema Frisco, TX<br />
182. Sam Bird Ames, IA As a student of international rural development, I find the<br />
terms of the land deals in Gambella appalling and I believe<br />
they will hurt the livelihoods of community members in the<br />
short- and long-term.<br />
183. henry Molinary atlanta, GA<br />
184. Laura DeHaven Atlanta, GA<br />
185. cynthia williamson Washington, CT<br />
186. mel deo Mallow, Ireland<br />
187. Anna Murray<br />
Preece<br />
Newton Abbot, United<br />
Kingdom<br />
188. Rebecca Crane Brooklyn, NY<br />
189. Mariya Younas Mississauga, Canada There is no simple way to put it...but this land-grabbing of<br />
local small-scale agriculture in Africa for the interests of<br />
Western big guys is nothing short of colonialism 2.0.<br />
190. Alma Bekalu Stuttgart, Germany<br />
191. Naomi<br />
Beingessner<br />
Regina, Canada<br />
192. Fekade Semanie Alexandria, VA<br />
193. Peter Jones Winter Park, CO<br />
194. Jeanne Koopman Cambridge, MA<br />
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