82 items | 10 visits
FAO FDI's List: Large-scale land acquisitions
-
Dec 12, 14
The upswing in biofuel investments in Ghana led to large-scale land acquisitions by the private sector presided over by chiefs. This research investigates how chiefs, in playing their traditional roles in the acquisition of land and as arbitrators, were, in most instances, the cause and the solution to the ensuing conflicts in the various communities.
-
Dec 01, 14
Consultation is widely recognized as an important aspect of fair land deals; however, in terms of tangible instructions, this aspect remains unspecific. We develop a framework for consultation in the case of land acquisitions and analyze proposals for consultation contained in voluntary guidelines and private governance instruments as well as de jure and—by way of three case studies—de facto consultative processes in Mali. We acknowledge that consultations take place in complicated settings of power relations that determine the aims of consultation.
-
Dec 01, 14
The production of agrofuel crops is believed to be playing a decisive role in the so-called "land rush," the international scramble for arable land in developing and emerging countries. Reports of an alarming wave of land acquisitions due to "agrofuels Hype" initiated by agrofuel investors have made headlines in recent years. The potential merits and dangers of agrofuel production are the subject of heavy debate, with food-security concerns and environmental impacts fueling the controversy.
-
Sep 12, 14
A report issued by the International Land Coalition examining the characteristics, drivers and impacts and trends of rapidly increasing commercial pressures on land.
-
Sep 12, 14
BMZ strategy paper concerning investments in land.
-
Sep 12, 14
Position paper (015) of the German BMZ concerning the issue of large-scale land acquisition. The paper contains six principles that are close to the PRAI in content and discourse.
-
Sep 12, 14
Recently, investors have once again shown rising interest in large-scale land acquisitions in Africa and Asia. Derek Byerlee argues that this trend does not reflect the long-term evolution towards smallholder domination. He analyses both long-term and short-term trends.
-
Jul 23, 14
The National. 2014. Serbian village raises complaint about UAE purchase of farmland
-
Mar 10, 14
Cotula, L. 2013. Foreign investment, law and sustainable development: A handbook on agriculture and extractive industries. IIED
-
Mar 10, 14
Messerli, P. 2013. From ‘land grabbing’ to sustainable investments in land: potential contributions by land change science. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. Elsevier
-
Mar 10, 14
Boamah, F. 2013. Imageries of the contested concepts "land grabbing" and "land transactions": Implications for biofuels investments in Ghana. Geoforum
-
Mar 10, 14
Merlet, P. & Bastiansen, J. 2012. Struggles over property rights in the context of large-scale transnational land acquisitions. Using legal pluralism to re-politicize the debate. Illustrated with case studies from
Madagascar and Ghana -
Mar 10, 14
Al Jazeera. 2014. Colombia: The Deadly Fight for Land - Fault Lines
-
Mar 10, 14
Reuters. 2014. Interview - Morocco says aims to quadruple farmland leases by 2020
-
Jan 05, 14
Lovisa Dahlqvist. 2013. Miljöeffekter av jordbruksinvesteringar i Etiopien. Lund University
-
Jan 05, 14
Reuters. 2013. Gulf states seek food security in Europe, U.S. after African problems
-
Nov 20, 13
The Guardian. 2013. Major palm oil companies accused of breaking ethical promises. Environment. theguardian.com
-
Oct 21, 13
Dawn.com. 2013. Myanmar farmers helpless against land grabbing.
List Comments
(0)
List Info