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Is it the re-colonisation of Africa? Why are some of the rich guys worldwide eager to buy a tasty piece of the African cake? And surely why are these African countries, some of them having fought bitter terrifying bloody wars for their sovereignty, so...

The increasing trend of international land grabbing--when governments and private firms invest in or purchase large tracts of land in other countries for the purpose of agricultural production and export--can have serious environmental and social consequences...

The Great African land grab – myth and reality: review of a very welcome and much-needed book – by Keith Somerville  Lorenzo Cotula, The Great African Land Grab? Agricultural Investments and the Global Food System, London, Zed/African...

The controversy surrounding land grabbing in Africa has sparked debates worldwide, but according to Dr. Lorenzo Cotula, who is a researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in London and an expert on the topic, it...

Envisage for a second the impact of a $1trillion African agribusiness sector on the lives of Ghanaians and other Africans. Currently worth about $313bn, the sector already provides jobs for 70% of the poorest people on the continent. An increase greater...