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Land belongs to the community: Demystifying the ‘global land grab’ in Southern Sudan
Written by ArriannaMarie
This paper presents preliminary data concerning large-scale land acquisitions in two of the ‘Green Belt’ states of Southern Sudan: Central Equatoria and Western Equatoria. It explores the concept ‘land belongs to the community’, a statement that has been taken up by communities in their demand for greater involvement in decision-making […]
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The Next Great Trek? South African Commercial Farmers Move North
Written by ArriannaMarie
This paper analyses the shifting role of South African farmers, agribusiness and capital elsewhere in southern Africa and the rest of the continent. It explores recent expansion trends, investigates the interests and agendas shaping such deals, and the legitimating ideologies and discourses employed in favour of them. [issuu width=420 height=297 […]
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The Great Land Grab: Rush for World’s Farmland Threatens Food Security for the Poor
Written by ArriannaMarie
The Oakland Institute sounds the alarm on the threat that land grabbing poses to food security and livelihoods. Land grabs–the purchase of vast tracts of land from poor, developing countries by wealthier, food-insecure nations and private investors–have become a widespread phenomenon, with foreign interests seeking or securing between 37 million […]
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Land tenure and international investments in agriculture. A report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
Written by ArriannaMarie
The report findings include: No evidence of ‘pro-poor, win-win’ scenarios in these land deals; Negative impacts on communities where such land deals are carried out; Majority of land deals are not linked to food production, but for the production of biofuels and other industrial products such as timber; Major land […]
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Understanding Land Investment Deals in Africa: Ethiopia
Written by ArriannaMarie
For decades, Ethiopia has been known to the outside world as a country of famine, food shortages, endemic hunger, and chronic dependency on foreign aid. Despite receiving billions of dollars in aid, Ethiopians remain among the poorest in the world. Our research shows that at least 3,619,509 ha of land […]
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Land deals in Africa: What is in the contracts?
Written by ArriannaMarie
Over the past few years, agribusiness, investment funds and government agencies have been acquiring long-term rights over large areas of land in Africa. Together with applicable national and international law, contracts define the terms of an investment project, and the way risks, costs and benefits are distributed. Who has the […]
