Since the mid-2000s, corporate sector investments in agriculture in developing countries have increased sharply, driven by rising commodity prices, the strategic concerns of food-importing countries, and commercial opportunities. Using the findings of fieldwork conducted by UNCTAD and the World Bank in countries across Africa and Asia, this chapter focuses on the impact of such investments on communities in South-East Asia. Relying on interviews with representative of the companies concerned and with members of local communities, as well as other stakeholders, carried out using a dyadic approach, the chapter provides detailed findings on the impact of investments in areas such as employment, incomes, land rights and the environment. It show...
Development of the agricultural sector is part of the economic development undertaken over the years...
Increased investment in large-scale agricultural, forestry, and fishing projects has raised concerns...
This paper has two objectives. First, it aims to analyse how transnational agricultural traders are ...
Since the mid-2000s, corporate sector investments in agriculture in developing countries have increa...
The latest food, fuel, and financial crises raised tremendously the interest in global farmland. Aft...
This study examined the effect of a large-scale agricultural investment, namely Bako-Tibe Karuturi A...
The goal of the research was to present the role of investing in the agribusiness value chain as a f...
Indonesia is gearing itself to attract more trade and investment, as well as integrating further int...
This chapter aims to understand the complex process of investment and land deal making through the i...
After years of international isolation, Myanmar is liberalizing its economy and seeking to attract f...
peer reviewedHanoi province, Vietnam has much potential for agricultural development with its large ...
The impacts of large-scale agricultural investments on rural communities’ land ownership, food secur...
Land acquisitions, emerged about 10 years ago, are an important issue for sustainable development in...
peer reviewedHanoi province, Vietnam has much potential for agricultural development with its large ...
The recent influx of agricultural investment to Africa is increasingly equated with land grabbing by...
Development of the agricultural sector is part of the economic development undertaken over the years...
Increased investment in large-scale agricultural, forestry, and fishing projects has raised concerns...
This paper has two objectives. First, it aims to analyse how transnational agricultural traders are ...
Since the mid-2000s, corporate sector investments in agriculture in developing countries have increa...
The latest food, fuel, and financial crises raised tremendously the interest in global farmland. Aft...
This study examined the effect of a large-scale agricultural investment, namely Bako-Tibe Karuturi A...
The goal of the research was to present the role of investing in the agribusiness value chain as a f...
Indonesia is gearing itself to attract more trade and investment, as well as integrating further int...
This chapter aims to understand the complex process of investment and land deal making through the i...
After years of international isolation, Myanmar is liberalizing its economy and seeking to attract f...
peer reviewedHanoi province, Vietnam has much potential for agricultural development with its large ...
The impacts of large-scale agricultural investments on rural communities’ land ownership, food secur...
Land acquisitions, emerged about 10 years ago, are an important issue for sustainable development in...
peer reviewedHanoi province, Vietnam has much potential for agricultural development with its large ...
The recent influx of agricultural investment to Africa is increasingly equated with land grabbing by...
Development of the agricultural sector is part of the economic development undertaken over the years...
Increased investment in large-scale agricultural, forestry, and fishing projects has raised concerns...
This paper has two objectives. First, it aims to analyse how transnational agricultural traders are ...