Guidelines for sustainable large-scale land deals in Africa

FAO;

Guidelines for sustainable large-scale land deals in Africa

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 80 p.

Author FAO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-109831-8

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Synopsis (short abstract) Over the last few years, agribusinesses, investment funds and government agencies have demonstrated a growing interest in acquiring large portions of land, mostly in developing countries and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In the host countries, investors and government see these acquisitions as opportunities to attract foreign investment that will enhance food and energy security and stimulate socio-economic development. Analysing a number of these deals in Africa suggests that these object ives are usually not attained and that their sustainability appears to be uncertain.

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