´Land grabbing` by foreign investors in developing countries: Risks and opportunities
Joachim von Braun and Ruth Meinzen-Dick | International Food Policy Research Institute | 2009
One of the lingering effects of the food price crisis of
2007–08 on the world food system is the proliferating
acquisition of farmland in developing countries
by other countries seeking to ensure their food supplies.
Increased pressures on natural resources, water scarcity,
export restrictions imposed by major producers when food
prices were high, and growing distrust in the functioning of
regional and global markets have pushed countries short in
land and water to find alternative means of producing food.
These land acquisitions have the potential to inject muchneeded
investment into agriculture and rural areas in poor
developing countries, but they also raise concerns about the
impacts on poor local people, who risk losing access to and control over land on which they depend. It is crucial to ensure
that these land deals, and the environment within which they take place, are designed in ways that will reduce the threats
and facilitate the opportunities for all parties involved.
Sprache | English
´Land grabbing` by foreign investors in developing countries: Risks and opportunities