Is Africa's land up for grabs? / Roy Laishley.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Laishley, Roy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture Rural Development and Forestry.

Local Subjects:

Agriculture Rural Development and Forestry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 pages)

Contained In:

Africa Renewal Vol. 27, no. 4, p. 28-30 27:4<28 2517-9829

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

An apparent surge in the purchase of African land by foreign companies and governments to grow food and other crops for export has set alarm bells ringing on and off the continent. The headlines have been strident: "The Second Scramble for Africa Starts," "Quest for Food Security Breeds Neo-Colonists," "Food Security or Economic Slavery?"

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