Land Grab or Development Opportunity? International Farmland Deals in Africa

L. Cotula
Cotula, Lorenzo

Article from: TDM 1 (2010), in Roundup of Articles

Introduction

Over the past 12 months, large-scale acquisitions of farmland in Africa, Latin America, Central Asia and Southeast Asia have made headlines in a flurry of media reports across the world. Lands that only a short time ago seemed of little outside interest are now being sought by international investors to the tune of hundreds of thousands of hectares.

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Suggested Citation

L. Cotula; "Land Grab or Development Opportunity? International Farmland Deals in Africa"
TDM 1 (2010), www.transnational-dispute-management.com

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