Large-scale land deals in Southern Africa: Voices of the people

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dc.contributor.authorHall, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorGausi, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorMatondi, Prosper
dc.contributor.authorMuduva, Theodor
dc.contributor.authorNhancale, Camilo
dc.contributor.authorPhiri, Dimuna
dc.contributor.authorZamchiya, Phillan
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-20T11:45:39Z
dc.date.available2019-03-20T11:45:39Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis book of case studies addresses situations in which commercial projects are planned on land held by rural communities. These include big farming projects by foreign and local companies, farmers becoming out-growers selling to agribusinesses, and concessions to mining companies. The dramatic growth in big land deals over the past decade is a phenomenon not specific to Southern Africa. It is part of what has been termed a ‘global land rush’ following food price spikes, financial crisis and fuel price volatility (and growing interest in biofuels) in the period 2007-2008. Both domestic and foreign investors are increasingly keen to move into farming and other commercial ventures in rural areas. This has been presented as welcome development but also criticised as constituting a ‘land grab’. Our case studies provide some empirical basis to debate these points of view.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHall, R. et al. (2015). Large-scale land deals in Southern Africa: Voices of the people. Cape Town: Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) University of the Western Cape.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4571
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInstitute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectLand dealsen_US
dc.subjectSouthern Africaen_US
dc.subjectRural communitiesen_US
dc.subjectGlobal land rushen_US
dc.subjectAgribusinessesen_US
dc.titleLarge-scale land deals in Southern Africa: Voices of the peopleen_US
dc.typeBooken_US

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