Comments on: Andriankoto’s hat http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/09/andriankotos-hat/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Social Marketer | Blog | Nurses and the Web: Text For My Talk http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/09/andriankotos-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-2202043 Social Marketer | Blog | Nurses and the Web: Text For My Talk Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:53:44 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2735#comment-2202043 [...] Madagascar, he quickly outlined the real underlying tension. There was, Zuckerman writes, quote “an unprecedented agreement to lease 3.2 million acres of arable land from Madagascar at $12 an acre.” [...] [...] Madagascar, he quickly outlined the real underlying tension. There was, Zuckerman writes, quote “an unprecedented agreement to lease 3.2 million acres of arable land from Madagascar at $12 an acre.” [...]

]]> By: All The Info You Need » Nurses and the Web: Text For My Talk http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/09/andriankotos-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-2146926 All The Info You Need » Nurses and the Web: Text For My Talk Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:34:54 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2735#comment-2146926 [...] Madagascar, he quickly outlined the real underlying tension. There was, Zuckerman writes, quote “an unprecedented agreement to lease 3.2 million acres of arable land from Madagascar at $12 an acre.” [...] [...] Madagascar, he quickly outlined the real underlying tension. There was, Zuckerman writes, quote “an unprecedented agreement to lease 3.2 million acres of arable land from Madagascar at $12 an acre.” [...]

]]> By: Local Perspectives At Beyond Broadcast 2009 | EcoSilly http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/09/andriankotos-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-1598533 Local Perspectives At Beyond Broadcast 2009 | EcoSilly Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:01:24 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2735#comment-1598533 [...] was one of the founders of FOKO Madagascar - founded in the wake of TED Africa in Arusha by Harinjaka, a prominent Malagasy blogger, the goal of the project was to help Madagascar become more digitally [...] [...] was one of the founders of FOKO Madagascar – founded in the wake of TED Africa in Arusha by Harinjaka, a prominent Malagasy blogger, the goal of the project was to help Madagascar become more digitally [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Local Perspectives at Beyond Broadcast 2009 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/09/andriankotos-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-1595381 …My heart’s in Accra » Local Perspectives at Beyond Broadcast 2009 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:51:18 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2735#comment-1595381 [...] was one of the founders of FOKO Madagascar - founded in the wake of TED Africa in Arusha by Harinjaka, a prominent Malagasy blogger, the goal of the project was to help Madagascar become more digitally [...] [...] was one of the founders of FOKO Madagascar – founded in the wake of TED Africa in Arusha by Harinjaka, a prominent Malagasy blogger, the goal of the project was to help Madagascar become more digitally [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Madagascar: new government, old tensions http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/09/andriankotos-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-1528062 …My heart’s in Accra » Madagascar: new government, old tensions Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:26:54 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2735#comment-1528062 [...] change in power, and are terming it a coup. (Wikipedia’s article on the crisis is quite good. An earlier summary from this blog might be helpful as well, particularly for understanding underlying [...] [...] change in power, and are terming it a coup. (Wikipedia’s article on the crisis is quite good. An earlier summary from this blog might be helpful as well, particularly for understanding underlying [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Causes and Consequences of the Coup in Madagagascar http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/09/andriankotos-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-1493659 Global Voices Online » Causes and Consequences of the Coup in Madagagascar Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:01:38 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2735#comment-1493659 [...] Ethan Zuckerman explains the relationship between the failed land deal with the South-Korean company Daewoo Logistics and the current unrest: The Korean corporation recently signed an unprecedented agreement to lease 3.2 million acres of arable land from Madagascar at $12 an acre [..] Daewoo plans to put most of the land under corn for export to Korea and the remainder under oil palms, hoping to export the oil on the bio-fuels market. This is a very odd deal, given that Madagascar is a nation that faces food insecurity and has a population that, for the most part, is composed of subsistence farmers[..] Given the ecological sensitivity of the island, it seems like untouched land might be a resource the nation would want to conserve in the long term. [...] [...] Ethan Zuckerman explains the relationship between the failed land deal with the South-Korean company Daewoo Logistics and the current unrest: The Korean corporation recently signed an unprecedented agreement to lease 3.2 million acres of arable land from Madagascar at $12 an acre [..] Daewoo plans to put most of the land under corn for export to Korea and the remainder under oil palms, hoping to export the oil on the bio-fuels market. This is a very odd deal, given that Madagascar is a nation that faces food insecurity and has a population that, for the most part, is composed of subsistence farmers[..] Given the ecological sensitivity of the island, it seems like untouched land might be a resource the nation would want to conserve in the long term. [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Countries for rent, and the Malagasy crisis http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/09/andriankotos-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-1465650 …My heart’s in Accra » Countries for rent, and the Malagasy crisis Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:57:40 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2735#comment-1465650 [...] attention - unmistakeably a picture of Adansonia grandidieri, Malagasy baobob trees. Madagascar, as I’ve been complaining lately, doesn’t get much media attention. The slow-motion coup threatens to become a civil war, but [...] [...] attention – unmistakeably a picture of Adansonia grandidieri, Malagasy baobob trees. Madagascar, as I’ve been complaining lately, doesn’t get much media attention. The slow-motion coup threatens to become a civil war, but [...]

]]> By: Green Design » Blog Archive » Rising Voices, TED, Pop!Tech And The Challenges Of Innovating… Everywhere http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/09/andriankotos-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-1460526 Green Design » Blog Archive » Rising Voices, TED, Pop!Tech And The Challenges Of Innovating… Everywhere Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:39:35 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2735#comment-1460526 [...] emerge as the next FOKO Blog Club, a group of Malagasy bloggers who've emerged as key voices in online coverage of Madagascar’s political [...] [...] emerge as the next FOKO Blog Club, a group of Malagasy bloggers who’ve emerged as key voices in online coverage of Madagascar’s political [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Rising Voices, TED, Pop!Tech and the challenges of innovating… everywhere http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/09/andriankotos-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-1458762 …My heart’s in Accra » Rising Voices, TED, Pop!Tech and the challenges of innovating… everywhere Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:00:18 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2735#comment-1458762 [...] as the next FOKO Blog Club, a group of Malagasy bloggers who’ve emerged as key voices in online coverage of Madagascar’s political [...] [...] as the next FOKO Blog Club, a group of Malagasy bloggers who’ve emerged as key voices in online coverage of Madagascar’s political [...]

]]> By: Opus http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/09/andriankotos-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-1454960 Opus Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:13:20 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2735#comment-1454960 Ethan, What of mining interest? Are they not poised to "break new ground" for tin and other minerals? How will mining interests affect the lease of land for food production? Ethan,

What of mining interest? Are they not poised to “break new ground” for tin and other minerals?
How will mining interests affect the lease of land for food production?

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