Title: Foreign land acquisitions in Africa : an analysis of the impacts of individual land deals on local communities

Authors: Makochekanwa, Albert

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: World bank

Year: 2012

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: evaluation, community participation, land rights, small farms, foreign investments, land acquisition, zimbabwe, uganda, tanzania, rwanda, nigeria

Abstract: Analysis of foreign land deals on local communities in 6 countries shows that the impact was mostly negative. In most cases local smallholder lost their land, while others lost their grazing areas, all without meaningful compensation. Promised benefits should be made explicit and evaluated.

URL: http://landandpoverty.com/agenda/pdfs/paper/makochekanwa_full_paper.pdf

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