Add to ORKGThis essay discusses the procurement of farmland around the town of Brewaniase in the Volta Region of Ghana by the New York based agribusiness Herakles Farm (HF). The essay highlights some of the repercussions of land grabbing by foreign corporations that seek only profit and do not fulfill promises made to locals who lease their land for a better life. It provides information on the efforts of Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN), a faith-based Washington DC non-governmental organization, to enable the local communities to avert land grabs and its damages. The essay aims to help African communities and individuals critically evaluate the gains and losses associated with land grabbing so as to prevent them falling into the same quagmire as...
Over the last decade, the synergy between the financial and food crises has led to the emergence of ...
Since 2008 there has been a dramatic increase in foreign direct investments in large-scale agricultu...
The rapid increase in attempts by foreign investors to acquire large tracts of land in Africa for bi...
The aim of the article is to present the phenomenon of land grabbing and its impact on ensuring food...
Large land acquisition for agro-investment globally is stirring debate about their socio-political, ...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2020These three essays explore the politics of property ri...
The latest food, fuel, and financial crises raised tremendously the interest in global farmland. Aft...
The access to land for Africans in sub-Saharan Africa has been problematic since the advent of colo...
The rush for land has escalated the last decade, with Sub-Saharan Africa as the most targeted region...
The common and dominant view that customary land tenure systems in Africa are inefficient because th...
Copious evidence exists on studies into large scale land acquisition (LSLA) in Ghana. The literature...
The study focuses on impacts of PZ Wilmar’s acquisition of nearly 30,000 hectares of land. Wilmar i...
The last decade saw an increase in foreign investor interest in the acquisition of agricultural land...
Over last decade Africa has experienced an unprecedented amounts of land being concessioned, leased ...
© 2015 Cambridge University Press. Increasing investment in agricultural land by global corporations...
Over the last decade, the synergy between the financial and food crises has led to the emergence of ...
Since 2008 there has been a dramatic increase in foreign direct investments in large-scale agricultu...
The rapid increase in attempts by foreign investors to acquire large tracts of land in Africa for bi...
The aim of the article is to present the phenomenon of land grabbing and its impact on ensuring food...
Large land acquisition for agro-investment globally is stirring debate about their socio-political, ...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2020These three essays explore the politics of property ri...
The latest food, fuel, and financial crises raised tremendously the interest in global farmland. Aft...
The access to land for Africans in sub-Saharan Africa has been problematic since the advent of colo...
The rush for land has escalated the last decade, with Sub-Saharan Africa as the most targeted region...
The common and dominant view that customary land tenure systems in Africa are inefficient because th...
Copious evidence exists on studies into large scale land acquisition (LSLA) in Ghana. The literature...
The study focuses on impacts of PZ Wilmar’s acquisition of nearly 30,000 hectares of land. Wilmar i...
The last decade saw an increase in foreign investor interest in the acquisition of agricultural land...
Over last decade Africa has experienced an unprecedented amounts of land being concessioned, leased ...
© 2015 Cambridge University Press. Increasing investment in agricultural land by global corporations...
Over the last decade, the synergy between the financial and food crises has led to the emergence of ...
Since 2008 there has been a dramatic increase in foreign direct investments in large-scale agricultu...
The rapid increase in attempts by foreign investors to acquire large tracts of land in Africa for bi...