Ukraine might not look like a good financial investment after a year at war with no end in sight, but Harvard, Saudi Arabia, a handful of oligarchs, and Vanguard Group see it differently. They are just a few of the investors who have been buying up Ukrainian land – and its rich, fertile soil – en masse, while many Ukrainian farmers argue it should stay in Ukrainian hands.

In this episode: 

• Frederic Mousseau, Policy Director, Oakland Institute 
• Anuradha Mittal (@Mittaloak), Founder, Oakland Institute
• Lorina Fedorova, expert on sustainable agriculture, Ekodiya
• Roman Gryshyna, CEO of Travelite MICE&Travel Ukraine 

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters and our host, Malika Bilal. Chloe K. Li, Miranda Lin and Khaled Soltan fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Munera al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. 

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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