Contemporary Processes of Large-Scale Land Acquisition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Legal Deficiency or Elite Capture of the Rule of Law?

German, Laura; Schoneveld, G.C.; Mwangi, Esther

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.03.006

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“…The nexus between biofuel production and food security depends heavily, among other factors, on the type of biomass and use (local, national, for export), size of production, owner of production/production structure (smallholders, large-scale plantations), location of processing, employment possibilities, policies and regulations (weakly regulated or not), and, thus, on the local and national context (see, e.g., Amigun et al 2011;Baffes 2013;Deininger 2011;German et al 2013;Giampietro and Ulgiati 2005). There are signs that positive effects from introducing biomass crops, in particular on marginal land, can be expected, with increased direct farming income, more off-farm income opportunities, and positive infrastructure and technology spillovers (Lynd and Woods 2011), especially when directed at the smallholder sector with local processing and consumption (Dufey et al 2007).…”

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Biomass-Based Value Webs: A Novel Perspective for Emerging Bioeconomies in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development

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Growing demand for increasingly diverse biomass-based products will transform African agriculture from a food-supplying to a biomass-supplying sector, including non-food agricultural produce, like feed, energy and industrial raw materials. As a result, agriculture will become the core part of a biomass-based economy, which has the potential not only to produce renewable biological resources but to convert this biomass into products for various uses. The emerging bioeconomy will intensify the interlinkages between biomass production, processing and trading. To depict these increasingly complex systems, adapted analytic approaches are needed. With the perspective of the "biomass-based value web" approach, a multi-dimensional methodology can be used to understand the interrelation between several value chains as a flexible, efficient and sustainable production, processing, trading and consumption system. Although there are examples in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in which countries have been able to improve their food and nutrition security significantly over the last decade (e.g., Ghana), the general trend in Africa is still worrisome. While both the share and the number of undernourished people worldwide declined in recent decades, SSA largely failed to follow this trend. The share of undernourished

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Biomass-Based Value Webs: A Novel Perspective for Emerging Bioeconomies in Sub-Saharan Africa

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“…Deconstruction of this claim of legality, however, reveals that it is based on earlier appropriations and control of the communal forest by previous regimes over the past approximately 120 years [55,85,86]. This history of historical dispossessions and marginalization contributes to making local communities and their informal access to the forest in Gera, easy prey for contemporary appropriations-a widespread problem in relation to common resources in many countries in the global south [6,7,87].…”

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“Medium-Scale” Forestland Grabbing in the Southwestern Highlands of Ethiopia: Impacts on Local Livelihoods and Forest Conservation

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Abstract:Tropical forest provides a crucial portion of sustenance in many rural communities, although it is increasingly under pressure from appropriations of various scales. This study investigated the impacts of medium-scale forestland grabbing on local livelihoods and forest conservation in the southwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Data were generated through interviews, discussions and document review. The results indicate that state transfer of part of the forestland since the late 1990s to investors for coffee production created in situ displacement-a situation where farmers remained in place but had fully or partially lost access to forest-that disrupted farmers' livelihoods and caused conflicts between them and the investors. Court cases about the appropriated land and related imprisonment, inflicted financial and opportunity costs on farmers. Farmers considered the livelihood opportunities created by the companies insufficient to compensate for loss of forest access. Companies' technology transfers to farmers and contributions to foreign currency earnings from coffee exports have not yet materialized. Forest conservation efforts have been negatively affected by deforestation caused by conversion to coffee plantations and by farmers' efforts to secure rights to forestland by more intensive use. The medium-scale forestland grabbing has been detrimental to farmers' livelihoods and forest conservation in a way that recalls criticism of large-and mega-scale land grabbing since [2007][2008]. The overall failure to achieve the objectives of transferring forestland to investors highlights a critical need to shift institutional supports to smallholders' informal forest access and management practices for better development and conservation outcomes.

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“…German (2011) explained that there are at least five gaps in the implementation of legislation, (1) many projects are implemented without approval (either investment permit, land certificate, or environmental permit). In the absence of an application that is considered legally valid and supervisory in implementation, government action has ignored the consultation procedures with customary rights holders); (2) it is found an attempt to establish an agroecological zone; (3) the restrictions of duration in leasing alot of land are violated; (4) failure of agreement in the consultation process to place the community on the free, prior and informed principles.…”

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“…The consultation process is weak despite legally mandated procedures; (5) the absence of investment supervision and sanctions for offenders. At least, the categorized gaps described by German (2011) have occurred in Batu City.…”

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Tourism and Development: Land Acquisition, Achievement of Investment and Cultural Change (Case Study Tourism Industry Development in Batu City, Indonesia)

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Abstract:The objective of this study is to explain the impact of tourism development in Batu city, Indonesia. This study used qualitative research method. In collecting the data, the researcher conducted observation and in-depth interviews with some stakeholders in Batu City. This research found that the achievement of investment in Batu City exceeded the target from the targeted Medium Term Plan (RPJMD). Moreover, the regional economic growth reached 8.3%. However, the development of tourism has had an effect on extensive land acquisition. In addition, the spatial planning taking place in Batu city depends on the investors. Consequently, the changes of spatial planning that accommodate the interests of capital influence the changes in the cultural value and mindset of Batu's society.

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Contemporary Processes of Large-Scale Land Acquisition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Legal Deficiency or Elite Capture of the Rule of Law?

Cited by 191 publications

References 21 publications

Biomass-Based Value Webs: A Novel Perspective for Emerging Bioeconomies in Sub-Saharan Africa

Biomass-Based Value Webs: A Novel Perspective for Emerging Bioeconomies in Sub-Saharan Africa

“Medium-Scale” Forestland Grabbing in the Southwestern Highlands of Ethiopia: Impacts on Local Livelihoods and Forest Conservation

Tourism and Development: Land Acquisition, Achievement of Investment and Cultural Change (Case Study Tourism Industry Development in Batu City, Indonesia)

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