Land Deals Dilemma
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The large-scale acquisition of agricultural
land in developing countries, by way of purchase or lease of large areas by
multinational companies and governments, is a practice that has become
particularly significant. A form of new colonialism, which according to the
World Bank involved in recent years between 50 and 80 million hectares, mainly
in Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America.The implications for sustainability
in the use of basic resources such as water, soil and biodiversity are
enormous. The seminars intend to present a picture of the evolution of the
phenomenon, and analyze the main implications in terms of use of land
resources, soil governance, and discuss the implications in terms of equity and
poverty for the peoples involved.
24 ottobre 2016
Marta Antonelli, Eawag, Svizzera
Large
land deals: why, where, how. The nexus water-energy-food
abstract: The seminar will introduce the phenomenon of large scale land acquisitions, outlining the general characteristics of the phenomenon, the main motivations of investors and impacts for the countries subject to acquisitions. The connections with the production of food, energy and water use will be explored with a multidisciplinary approach.
biography: Marta Antonelli is a development economist and a geographer. She received her PhD from King's College London (2015) and worked in a number of research institutes and universities (Universitą Iuav di Venezia, Universitą Roma Tre, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology). From 2013 she collaborates with Margherita Turvani on the phenomenon of large scale land acquisitions.
7 novembre 2016
Silvia Forno, International Land Coalition
Monitoring
land grabbing: actors, tools and challenges
abstract: The Land Matrix is a global and independent land monitoring initiative that promotes transparency and accountability in decisions over land and investment. This website is our Global Observatory – an open tool for collecting and visualising information about large-scale land acquisitions. The data represented here is constantly evolving; to make this resource more accurate and comprehensive, we encourage your participation.
biography: Silvia Forno is consultant in the area of rural livelihoods, access to land and natural resources with a focus on network coordination. Coordinate the design and implementation of the Land Matrix, a global initiative monitoring trends and features of land acquisitions. Manage the process of decentralization and ownership at regional and national level in coordination with partners in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
13 dicembre 2016
Giles Henley, research fellow, Overseas
Development Institute, London
Land
governance, agricultural investment and inclusive development: what are the
connections?
abstract: Underinvestment in agriculture has long been recognised as a hindrance to improving food security, ending poverty and transforming national economies in many countries. However, views differ over what form investment should take. Some proponents think investments in smallholding farming should take priority, while others believe only large-scale investments can overcome the market failures and financing barriers that exist in rural markets. In the late 2000s, a spike in global food prices saw a surge of interest in acquiring land in Africa to supply growing markets for food, feed and biofuels. These investments often landed in countries whose land sectors were ill-equipped to accommodate reallocations of large areas of land, and led to negative social outcomes. Less visibly, land markets have undergone transformations as domestic purchasers have acquired land.Since then a range of approaches have been suggested and trialled to change the ways investments are designed and regulated in receiving countries. These sit alongside longstanding recommendations to improve land governance and improve tenure security in rural areas. This lecture will focus on the experience in several African countries to discuss the state of global land investments in recent years, and what new insights are emerging from attempts to make them more beneficial for the rural communities and broader economies that receive them.
biography: Giles Henley is a research fellow and agricultural economist in the Agricultural Development and Policy programme at the Overseas Development Institute . Giles’ research explores the linkages between land governance, agricultural and wider economic development and food security. He carries out research and advisory work on land governance looking at both global policy responses and in specific national contexts. He has worked on agriculture, forestry and land issues in several countries in Southern Africa and East Asia.
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Margherita Turvani