Africa's Land Rush: Rural Livelihoods and Agrarian Change

Bys: Hall, Ruth, Scoones, Ian, Tsikata, Dzodzi, et al.

Interrogates the narratives of "land grabbing" and "agricultural investment" through detailed local studies that illuminate how these are experienced on the ground and the implications for Africa's land and agricultural economy.

Africa has been at the centre of a "land grab" in recent years, with investors lured by projections of rising food prices, growing demand for "green" energy, and cheap land and water rights. But such land is often...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847011306
• ISBN13: 9781847011305
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"