{"id":902,"date":"2025-10-02T03:59:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T03:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/zoomers-annelies\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T03:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T03:59:50","slug":"zoomers-annelies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/zoomers-annelies\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoomers Annelies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"middle content\">\n<div class=\"column left\" id=\"columnleft\">\n<section class=\"block article author\">\n<div class=\"headline\">\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnnelies Zoomers<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-content\">\n<div class=\"about-author\">\n<div class=\"img border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/authors\/zoomers-annelies\/143904-2-eng-gb\/zoomers-annelies_author.jpg\" alt=\"Zoomers Annelies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrganisation:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUtrecht University<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWebsite:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uu.nl\/staff\/ebzoomers\" target=\"_blank\">Personal profile at Utrecht University<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Professor International Development Studies at the faculty of Human geography and Planning (University of Utrecht)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"content column wide left author content view\" id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"fader\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"body contents\">\n<div class=\"share\">\n\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var addthis_config = {\n        ui_language = 'en'\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis sharing\">\n\t<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\" addthis:title=\"Zoomers Annelies\">\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_twitter\" tw:via=\"thebrokeronline\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_share\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = data_track_addressbar;<\/script><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addthis article_options\">\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"children\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/articles\/the-global-land-grab-as-modern-day-corporate-colonialism\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/articles\/the-global-land-grab-as-modern-day-corporate-colonialism\/768902-2-eng-gb\/the-global-land-grab-as-modern-day-corporate-colonialism_column.jpg\" alt=\"The global land grab as modern day corporate colonialism\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/articles\/the-global-land-grab-as-modern-day-corporate-colonialism\/\">The global land grab as modern day corporate colonialism<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/zoomers-annelies\/\">Annelies Zoomers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/kaag-mayke\/\">Mayke Kaag<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 24, 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe idea that there is a \u201cland grab\u201d taking place in developing nations began with the publication of a report,Seized!, by the NGO Grain. This rang an alarm bell about large-scale land acquisitions \u2013 particularly by a number of Asian countries and&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/articles\/the-global-land-grab-as-modern-day-corporate-colonialism\/\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/articles\/untangling-the-myth-of-the-global-land-rush\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/articles\/untangling-the-myth-of-the-global-land-rush\/381285-1-eng-gb\/untangling-the-myth-of-the-global-land-rush_column.jpg\" alt=\"Untangling the myth of the global land rush\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/articles\/untangling-the-myth-of-the-global-land-rush\/\">Untangling the myth of the global land rush<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/zoomers-annelies\/\">Annelies Zoomers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 01, 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe global land rush has not lifted small-scale farmers out of poverty, nor has it increased agricultural productivity and food security. Speculative land acquisitions often leave fertile land unused, and deprive local communities of vital resources.\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/articles\/untangling-the-myth-of-the-global-land-rush\/\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie\/minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie\/prioriteiten-op-brede-agenda-ontwikkelingsbeleid\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Prioriteiten op brede agenda ontwikkelingsbeleid\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie\/minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie\/prioriteiten-op-brede-agenda-ontwikkelingsbeleid\/\">Prioriteiten op brede agenda ontwikkelingsbeleid<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/zoomers-annelies\/\">Annelies Zoomers<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t27 April 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tOver het rapport van de Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid Minder pretentie, meer ambitie. Ontwikkelingshulp die verschil maakt is veel gezegd. 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