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Dutch bank faces questions on Romania land-grab
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EU observer- Since 2002, the price of land in Romania has seen a 25-fold increase, and Rabo Farm believe it will continue to grow – albeit at a slightly slower rate.
Ricardo Santos
Sylvia Kay has been researching the issue of agricultural justice since 2011, with the Transnational Institute, an Amsterdam-based NGO.
Earlier this year she co-wrote a report for the European Parliament titled Extent of Farm Land Grabbing in the EU, which argued that land grabbing in Europe has serious implications for food security, employment, and welfare.
"[Rabo Farm’s activity] really paints an alarming picture of what is going on in Romania," she said. "The European Commission currently leaves the entire issue up to member states and the sustainability policies of private investors. It is clear that is not enough."
The idea that land grabbing could be a European problem is new.