| ID | 130296 |
| Title Proper | Is the scramble for land in Africa foreclosing a smallholder agricultural expansion strategy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jayne, Thomas S ; Chapoto, Antony ; Sitko, Nicholas ; Nkonde, Chewe , Muyanga, Milu , Chamberlin, Jordan |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Recent global policy attention to "land grabs" by international investors while very important, has diverted attention away from two other process that may be even more fundamentally affecting Africa's economic development trajectory: (1') the pace of land acquisitions by medium-scale African investors, who non-' control more land than large scale foreign investors in each of the three countries examine in this study (Ghana Kenya, and Zambia); and (ii) the overall impact of land transections on the viability of African governments' agricultural strategies, which for the most part remain predicated on smallholder led development and will require the expansion of cropland by smallholder household in Zambia and Ghana |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of International Affairs Vol.67, No.2; Spring-Summer 2014: p.35-54 |
| Journal Source | Journal of International Affairs Vol.67, No.2; Spring-Summer 2014: p.35-54 |
| Key Words | International Investors ; Development Trajectory ; Economic Development ; Land Development ; Land Acquisition ; Land Reforms ; Foreign Investors ; African Investors ; African Economy ; Agricultural Strategies ; Zambia ; Ghana ; Kenya ; African Union ; Agricultural Expansion Strategy - AES ; Smallholder Agricultural Expansion Strategy - SAES ; Expansion Strategy ; Scramble ; Global Policy |