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Ukraine’s other land grab

Ukraine is the breadbasket of Europe, and its land is changing hands.

A combine harvests wheat in a field near the village of Zghurivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine August 9, 2022
A combine harvests wheat in a field near the village of Zghurivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine August 9, 2022 [Viacheslav Musiienko/Reuters]
Published On 7 Apr 2023

Ukraine might not look like a good financial investment after a year at war with no end in sight, but Harvard, Saudi Arabia, a handful of oligarchs, and the United States investment manager The Vanguard Group see it differently. They are just a few of the investors who have been buying up Ukrainian land – and its rich, fertile soil – en masse, while many Ukrainian farmers argue it should stay in Ukrainian hands.

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In this episode: 

  • Frederic Mousseau, policy director at the Oakland Institute
  • Anuradha Mittal (@Mittaloak), founder and executive director of the Oakland Institute
  • Lorina Fedorova, expert on sustainable agriculture, NGO “Ekodiya”(Ecoaction)
  • Roman Gryshyna, CEO of Travelite MICE&Travel Ukraine

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters and our host, Malika Bilal. Chloe K. Li, Miranda Lin and Khaled Soltan fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Munera al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. 

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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Source: Al Jazeera