Land grab or development opportunity? Agricultural investment and international land deals in Africa.

"Large-scale acquisitions of farmland in Africa, Latin America, Central Asia and Southeast Asia are making headlines in a flurry of media reports across the world. Lands that only a short time ago seemed of little outside interest are now being sought by international investors by the tune of hundreds of thousands of hectares. And while a failed attempt to lease 1.3 million hectares in Madagascar has attracted much media attention, deals reported in the international press constitute the tip of the iceberg. Despite the spate of media reports and rare published research, international land deals and their impacts still remain little understood. This report is a step towards filling this gap. The outcome of a…

• IF
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
• IA
  Institut Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia