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Western agricultural investors in Russia and Ukraine: From fascination with soil to disappointment with climate
[Западные Агроинвесторы В России И Украине: Очарованные Почвой—Разочарованные Климатом]

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  • Visser, Oane (Виссер, Оане)

    (International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Abstract

This article looks at how imaginaries of land and climate play a role in farmland investment discourses and practices. Foreign farmland investors in the fertile black earth region of Russia and Ukraine have ‘celebrated’ soil fertility while largely ignoring climatic factors. The article shows a centuries-long history of outsiders coming to the region lured by the fertile soils, while grossly underestimating climate which has had disastrous implications for farm viability and the environment. Comparisons with historical and contemporary literature on other regions (e.g. the US prairies and North Africa) suggest that the underestimation of climatic risks by newcomers is remarkably prevalent in resource frontiers.

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  • Visser, Oane (Виссер, Оане), 2021. "Western agricultural investors in Russia and Ukraine: From fascination with soil to disappointment with climate [Западные Агроинвесторы В России И Украине: Очарованные Почвой—Разочарованные Климато," Russian Peasant Studies, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, vol. 6, pages 21-49.
    • Handle: RePEc:rnp:rupeas:rps2124
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