The great African land grab? : agricultural investments and the global food system / Lorenzo Cotula.
By: Cotula, Lorenzo [author.].
Contributor(s): International African Institute | Royal African Society | World Peace Foundation.
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TextPublisher: London ; New York : New York : Zed Books : in association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, [and] World Peace Foundation ; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillian, c2013Description: ix, 238 pages : 1 map ; 20 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9781780323107 (hb); 1780323107 (hb); 9781780324203 (pbk.); 1780324200 (pbk.).Subject(s): Land tenure -- Africa | Land use, Rural -- Africa -- History -- 21st century | Agriculture and state -- Africa | Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Africa | Real property -- Africa | Investments, Foreign -- Africa | Food supply -- Africa | Landnahme | Agrobusiness | Lebensmittelindustrie | Sol, Utilisation agricole du -- Afrique -- Histoire | Accaparement des terres -- AfriqueDDC classification: 338.516 Summary: 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 have welcomed this trend as a bearer of new livelihood opportunities. Others have countered by pointing to negative social impacts. Lorenzo Cotula 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.
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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 have welcomed this trend as a bearer of new livelihood opportunities. Others have countered by pointing to negative social impacts. Lorenzo Cotula 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.
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