• Geldof and Obasanjo on creating a better harvest for African agriculture
    • HowWeMadeItInAfrica
    • 13 Mar 2014

    Former Nigerian president and notorious land grabber Olusegun Obasanjo and UK rock star Bob Geldof say "Africa needs large, commercial farms as well as small ones."

  • Food 'as vital an issue as oil', says Geldof
    • The National
    • 29 April 2011

    "It's criminal that available land that can be properly irrigated and cultivated in a modern sense, where new techniques are tried and taught to local farmers, is not yet put into production," says Bob Geldof.

  • Flawed food supply structure could cause mass starvation
    • Gulf News
    • 29 April 2011

    Richer countries that are investing in land abroad for food cultivation should also educate the poor about agricultural methods, so that food production can be increased to a level at which poor people can produce enough for investing countries as well as themselves, says Bob Geldof.

  • Sir Bob warns pensions may miss out on Africa
    • Financial Times
    • 20 June 2010

    Sir Bob Geldof has warned UK pension funds they are missing out on the “last great investment opportunity left” by not placing money in Africa -- including its arable lands.

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