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The nexus of land grabbing and livelihood of farming households in Ghana

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Published in 2020 at "Environment, Development and Sustainability"

DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-00719-9

Abstract: This study examined the effects of land grabbing on the livelihood of smallholder farming households in Ghana using the Livelihood Effect Index. A structured questionnaire was administered to 560 randomly selected farming households across six… read more here.

Keywords: smallholder farming; grabbing livelihood; land grabbing; farming households ... See more keywords
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Ordinary land grabbing in peri-urban spaces: Land conflicts and governance in a small Colombian city

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Published in 2019 at "Geoforum"

DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.05.018

Abstract: Abstract Emerging scholarship on urban land grabbing has urged researchers to take more nuanced perspectives on land appropriation. There is the need to understand the actions of and interactions amongst a multiplicity of local actors—beyond… read more here.

Keywords: land grabbing; peri urban; land; urban spaces ... See more keywords
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Network companies, land grabbing, and financialization in South America

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Published in 2020 at "Globalizations"

DOI: 10.1080/14747731.2020.1794208

Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper examines the connections between two global phenomena: land grabbing and financialization of farmland and agriculture. Drawing upon case studies, we analyse the expansion of two large-scale agricultural firms founded in Argentina to… read more here.

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Land Grabbing, the State and Chiefs: The Politics of Extending Commercial Agriculture in Ghana: Land Grabbing, the State and Chiefs in Ghana

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Published in 2018 at "Development and Change"

DOI: 10.1111/dech.12429

Abstract: Since 2006, Ghana has experienced a wave of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) for agricultural purposes. Although these acquisitions are enabled by favourable agricultural and investment policies, investors nevertheless generally negotiate directly with traditional authorities, often… read more here.

Keywords: state; ghana land; land grabbing; land ... See more keywords
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Land Concentration and Land Grabbing Processes—Evidence from Slovakia

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Published in 2021 at "Land"

DOI: 10.3390/land10080873

Abstract: In Slovakia, the large-scale acquisition of agricultural land in combination with land concentration represents a legitimate threat that can lead to land grabbing. Based on the research, two interrelated areas of protection need to be… read more here.

Keywords: protection; land concentration; land grabbing; land ... See more keywords
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Land Concentration, Land Grabbing and Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Romania

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Published in 2020 at "Sustainability"

DOI: 10.3390/su12052137

Abstract: Land grabbing has become a priority topic in academic research and a political concern, due to interests in the dynamics of the phenomenon and its negative impact on the sustainable development of agriculture in rural… read more here.

Keywords: sustainable development; agriculture; development agriculture; land grabbing ... See more keywords