In 2005, in Southern Province, Zambia, the Macha Mission Church decided to start making economic use of its land – on which 222 families were living – in order to bring development to the area....
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The present study offers an initial approach to the problems posed by the concentration of land ownership in Latin America, referring specifically to the recent processes in Mexico, Central...
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Rapid expansion of oil palm estates in Southeast Asia is being driven by rising global demand for edible oils and biofuels. Two countries – Malaysia and Indonesia – dominate world production....
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This paper examines the land grab phenomenon in the Philippine context. It explores the different instances of ‘’land grabbing’’ in the Philippines and some of the documented cases and...
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This case study provides an overview of the national-level controversy in India surrounding special economic zones (SEZs), before turning to a detailed account of the acquisition process and...
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This paper investigates the impact of new agricultural investments on land tenure and food security, especially for rural communities, women, and indigenous peoples, as well as the environment. It...
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Much of Rwanda’s marshland has traditionally been farmed by local subsistence farmers. In 2005 the government, aiming to encourage more intensive forms of agriculture to supply new markets, passed...
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Since the beginning of the 1990s, a new socio-economic dynamic has existed in the coastal commune of Sèmè-Podji. In a context of pressure exerted by neighbouring large cities, private actors have...
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This report highlights the processes used by Kenya’s elites in illegally and/or irregularly accessing or allocating public land earmarked for management in the public interest for personal gain...
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Moving from the well-known Daewoo and Varun cases, this study presents the evolution of large-scale agricultural investments in Madagascar between 2005 and 2010. After presenting the legal...
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