|
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Land rights
|
Buy Now
The Great African Land Grab? - Agricultural Investments and the Global Food System (Hardcover, New Ed.)
Loot Price: R2,849
Discovery Miles 28 490
|
|
|
The Great African Land Grab? - Agricultural Investments and the Global Food System (Hardcover, New Ed.)
Series: African Arguments
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Over the past few years, large-scale land acquisitions in Africa
have stoked controversy, making headlines in media reports across
the world. Land that only a short time ago seemed of little outside
interest is now being sought by international investors to the tune
of hundreds of thousands of hectares. Private-sector expectations
of higher world food and commodity prices and government concerns
about longer-term national food and energy security have both made
land a more attractive asset. Dubbed 'land grabs' in the media,
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 commentators have welcomed this trend as
a bearer of new livelihood opportunities. Others have countered by
pointing to negative social impacts, including loss of local land
rights, threats to local food security and the risk that
large-scale investments may marginalize family farming. Lorenzo
Cotula, a leading expert in the field, 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.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
