Tanzania

AgriSol Deal Would Have Benefited American Investors at Tanzanians Expense
July 5, 2012
By Rekha Basu   Iowans are regularly reminded of our role in helping to feed the world’s hungry, and from a technological perspective, we have certainly played an important role. An Iowan launched the so-called Green Revolution, and the World Food Prize that he created annually honors others who have made important innovations in agriculture. Iowa today is in the vanguard of the biotech revolution.
Press Release: Lives on Hold--AgriSol's Land Deal in Tanzania Creates an Uncertain Future for More than 160,000 People
July 9, 2012
Report embargoed until 12:00 am EDT, JULY 9, 2012 Contact: Anuradha Mittal  (510) 469-5228; amittal@oaklandinstitute.org   Lives on Hold AgriSol's Land Deal in Tanzania Creates an Uncertain Future for More than 160,000 People  
Land Deal Brief: Lives on Hold
July 9, 2012
In June 2011, the Oakland Institute (OI) released details of the largest land deal in Tanzania, which had been hidden away from public scrutiny prior to that and obscured from national debate and discussion. The deal involved Iowa-based Summit Group and the Global Agriculture Fund of the Pharos Financial Group working in partnership with AgriSol Energy LLC and Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Iowa CCI Statement to the Press
July 9, 2012
For Immediate Release--July 9, 2012
Why Is the Government of Tanzania Backtracking from Its Commitment to Fully Grant Citizenship to Burundian Refugees?
July 3, 2012
  Contributed by Zachary A. Lomo, St. Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge.  
Tribune Editorial: More Questions about AgriSol Deal
June 23, 2012
The relationship between Iowa State University and AgriSol Energy, as revealed in more than 400 emails recently obtained by the Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act request, raises fundamental questions about transparency of public institutions and the meaning of public-private partnerships.
Activists Raise Red Flag Over Tanzania Land Deal
June 30, 2012
By Mike Mande   An independent watchdog is piling pressure on the United States government to intervene in a deal whereby by US agribusiness corporation AgriSol Energy LLC is taking over 800,000 acres of land in Tanzania’s western Rukwa region.  
Foreign Investment in Tanzania: Impacts Past & Perceived
June 28, 2012
Emails Show ISU Swapped Expertise for Scholarship Funds in AgriSol Partnership
June 22, 2012
  By Hannah Furfaro  
Help Bring About Change
June 19, 2012
Last June, the Oakland Institute exposed the largest land deal in Tanzania, which had been hidden away from public scrutiny and discussion. A year later, the top news in Iowa is an Associated Press story of incriminating emails concerning Bruce Rastetter. This project, which was once steamrolling in Tanzania, has now ground to a halt. But it hasn’t been stopped for good.

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