The Great African Land Grab? (African Arguments)

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The Great African Land Grab? (African Arguments)

Over the past few years, large-scale land acquisitions in Africa have stoked controversy, making headlines in media reports across the world. Land that only a short time ago seemed of little outside interest is now being sought by international investors to the tune of hundreds of thousands of hectares. Private-sector expectations of higher world food and commodity prices and government concerns about longer-term national food and energy security have both made land a more attractive asset. Dubbed â€˜land grabsâ€™ in the media, large-scale land acquisitions have become one of the most talked about and contentious topics amongst those studying, working in or writing about Africa. Some commentators have welcomed this trend as a bearer of new livelihood opportunities. Others have countered by pointing to negative social impacts, including loss of local land rights, threats to local food security and the risk that large-scale investments may marginalize family farming. Lorenzo Cotula, a leading expert in the field, casts a critical eye over the most reliable evidence on this hotly contested topic, examining the implications of land deals in Africa both for its people and for world agriculture and food security.

Country	USA
Author	Lorenzo Cotula
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9781780323138
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Zed Books
Manufacturer	Zed Books
NumberOfPages	248
PublicationDate	2013-07-11
Publisher	Zed Books
ReleaseDate	2013-07-11
Studio	Zed Books

The Great African Land Grab? (African Arguments)

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