Accountability in Africa's land rush : what role for legal empowerment?
2013
Polack, Emily |
Cotula, Lorenzo |
Côte, Muriel |
In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in acquiring farmland for agricultural investments in lower-income countries. Whilst such investments can create jobs, improve access to markets and support infrastructure, many large land deals have been associated with negative impacts for local populations, including the dispossession of land and other resources and increased conflict over economic benefits. There is growing evidence on the scale, geography and impacts of large deals.