Christian Henderson
Lecturer at Leiden University whose research focuses on the Arab region and Gulf investment, and author of Monarchies of Extraction: The Gulf States in the Global Food System (Cambridge UP, 2026).
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Apr 12, 2026 • 1h 3min
Christian Henderson, "Monarchies of Extraction: The Gulf States in the Global Food System" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Christian Henderson, a Leiden lecturer studying Gulf investment and agribusiness, explores how oil-rich states became major food importers. He explains the 'inverted farm' idea and traces agrarian change, state-led agribusiness, regional land deals, and how food shapes politics and identity. The conversation covers supply chains, water costs, and potential responses like sovereignty moves or agritech.
Apr 12, 2026 • 1h 3min
Christian Henderson, "Monarchies of Extraction: The Gulf States in the Global Food System" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Christian Henderson, a Leiden lecturer and author of Monarchies of Extraction, maps how Gulf states became 'inverted farms' dependent on massive food imports. He traces agrarian change, foreign-led technocratic farming, state agribusiness accumulation, transnational supply chains, land investments in Africa, and how food shapes politics, identity, and crisis responses in the region.
Apr 12, 2026 • 1h 3min
Christian Henderson, "Monarchies of Extraction: The Gulf States in the Global Food System" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Christian Henderson, a lecturer and author on Gulf political economy, discusses how Gulf states function as 'inverted farms' that import vast amounts of food. He traces agrarian change from pre-oil eras to oil-era agribusiness. Topics include Gulf-driven supply-chain power, land deals like Toshka, food security as biopolitics, and regional investment strategies reshaping North Africa and the Levant.
