Running out of farmland? Investment discourses, unstable land values and the sluggishness of asset making

Виссер, Оане

doi:10.1007/s10460-015-9679-7

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“…Furthermore, São Paulo has one of the most complete logistics infrastructures in the country [49], which reduces the costs of agricultural activities. Associated with the good performance of the farming sector, the demand for land certainly reflects the favorable nature of this environment, which in turn has been reflected in higher land prices since 2000 [54].…”

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Sugarcane expansion and farmland prices in São Paulo State, Brazil

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Background: Brazil is the world's largest sugarcane producer, and its production is concentrated in south-central and northeast regions, particularly in the state of São Paulo. The land use change, principally from the increasing sugarcane production, may reflect in the farmland prices. The aim of this study is to evaluate the extent to which agricultural land prices in São Paulo are determined by variations in cultivation and prices of three products that represent a significant share of agriculture in the state: sugarcane, soy and corn, in a low-inflation environment. Methods:Analysis is based on data from the Rural Development Offices (EDR) from 1997 to 2013. A simple panel data model is constructed with land price as the dependent variable, subdivided, according to the definition of the São Paulo State Institute of Agricultural Economics, into first-and second-class croplands. Cultivation area, unit price of the products, and lease value are explanatory variables, according to each crop. Inflation and the overall production value of São Paulo's farming production, excluding the production values of corn, soy and sugarcane, also serve as explanatory variables. Results:The results show that in São Paulo, although part of the land price variation can be explained by the variables associated with their productive use, the impact of inflation indicates that land's function in storing value contributes significantly to land prices. Conclusions:The most prominent conclusion is that expansion in sugarcane cultivation has led to higher farmland prices in the state of São Paulo.

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Sugarcane expansion and farmland prices in São Paulo State, Brazil

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“…Cousins, Borras, Sauer, & Ye, 2018), and more broadly (e.g. Clapp & Isakson, 2018;Ouma, 2016;Visser, 2017). What we are suggesting here, is that the notion of a 'transitional land investment web', and the analytical tool that we aim to build from this notion of a web, may also be relevant when examining other contexts outside the EU.…”

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Transnational land investment web: land grabs, TNCs, and the challenge of global governance

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Mills

Seufert³

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Despite international media's waning attention, research and political debates on global land grabbing have not subsided. We argue the importance of understanding the 'transnational land investment web' of corporate and state actors and institutions, which are not always immediately visible. Focusing on transnational corporations (TNCs) based in the European Union (EU), we examine five sets of actors and institutional spheres through which these actors are able to grab lands beyond Europe. It is crucial to understand these not as individual sets of actors or institutions, but as interconnected sets, comprising a web. These are EU-based: (1) Private companies using regular institutional platforms; (2) Finance capital companies; (3) Public-private partnerships; (4) Development Finance Institutions; and (5) Companies using EU policies to gain control of land through the supply chain. One implication of this complex web is that democratic governance in the context of land grabs becomes an even more daunting challenge.

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“…In the southern parts of Russia such megafarms, as those of Group V, expand very fast, re-industrialize domestic agriculture, but not impact into sustainability [25]. This point of view is supported by Visser, who emphasizes, that among the 25 largest agriholdings in Russia, 12 have experienced financial problems [28] (p. 18). Technological innovations introduced by agriholdings do not necessarily increase their efficiency.…”

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“…Technological innovations introduced by agriholdings do not necessarily increase their efficiency. Higher profits of agriholdings can be caused by many non-production factors, taking into account benefits from the strong state support, subsidies, and other indirect forms of subsidization, according to Visser [28] (p. 19).…”

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Enhancement of Land Tenure Relations as a Factor of Sustainable Agricultural Development: Case of Stavropol Krai, Russia

2014

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Abstract:The aim of this paper is to give an overview and analyze the contemporary land tenure relations in Russia in view of their influences on economic viability of agricultural production. The paper investigates progress made toward the development of agricultural land market in economies in transition. The research is made with emphasis on Stavropol Krai, agricultural region in the southern part of Russia. The authors retrospectively address land tenure relations in the region, analyze contemporary tendencies, and discover linkages between land tenure relations and sustainable agricultural development. The later concept is understood here as economic viability of agricultural production. The paper focuses on the potential approaches for resolving specific problem issues in the sphere of sustainable agricultural development through effective land tenure relations. The paper is concluded with the substantiation of methodology of land rent payment, the size of which is made conditional on land productivity and effectiveness of agricultural production. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 165

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Running out of farmland? Investment discourses, unstable land values and the sluggishness of asset making

Cited by 53 publications

References 27 publications

Sugarcane expansion and farmland prices in São Paulo State, Brazil

Sugarcane expansion and farmland prices in São Paulo State, Brazil

Transnational land investment web: land grabs, TNCs, and the challenge of global governance

Enhancement of Land Tenure Relations as a Factor of Sustainable Agricultural Development: Case of Stavropol Krai, Russia

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