The Impact of Larger-Scale Agricultural Investments on Local Communities

Speller, William; Mirza, Hafiz; Giroud, Axèle; Huaman, Jacqueline Rose Mary Salguero; Dixie, Grahame; Okumura, Asuka

doi:10.1596/26487

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“…The HDDS, FCS, and MAHFP indicators were consistently higher among households with members employed by an LSAIs in the three countries. This finding confirms other studies' results that employment creation had an income and food security benefit [12,21,[72][73][74][75]. The food expenditure shares also confirmed this among households with employed members in Kenya and Mozambique.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Others point out that such acquisitions could have positive spillover effects for local communities [12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Employment Land 2021, 10, 323 2 of 19 by large companies may provide income and food security for subsistence agriculture households [12,[19][20][21]. However, some studies have found that large-scale agricultural investments could bring mixed blessings [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Available studies on the impact of land acquisition on households food security in Kenya, Madagascar and Mozambique have mainly used descriptive analysis and single measures of food security [6,10,21,23,27,[35][36][37] (see Table 1). Most findings from these studies show that LSAIs created job opportunities, built infrastructure and enabled access to farm inputs and new technologies.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Evaluating the Impact of Large-Scale Agricultural Investments on Household Food Security Using an Endogenous Switching Regression Model

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Hendriks²

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This study set out to estimate the effects of large-scale agricultural investments (LSAIs) on household food security in one community each in Kenya, Madagascar and Mozambique. An endogenous switching regression model was adopted to control for a possible selection bias due to unobserved factors. It was found that households with members employed by large-scale agricultural investment companies were more likely larger households headed by younger migrant males holding smaller plots and fewer livestock than non-engaged households. The endogenous switching regression results confirmed the presence of both a positive and negative selection bias. In general, the results showed that households with a member employed by an LSAI enjoyed better household food security, higher dietary diversity, better food consumption scores and more adequate household food provisioning. Households without employed members could also enjoy these benefits should the LSAIs employ their members. However, the seasonal nature and low wages paid by LSAI may only support the purchase of food and not facilitate savings and investments to significantly improve food security.

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Evaluating the Impact of Large-Scale Agricultural Investments on Household Food Security Using an Endogenous Switching Regression Model

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2021

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“…It is fascinating to note that there was a decline in the mean values of the variables concerning the treatment households due to the LSAI intervention. The complete livelihood impacts on rural communities involved in LSAI are well-understood [69,70]. The decline in the mean values of overall livelihood assets of treatment groups in this study indicates that the LSAI considerably reduced the livelihood capital and wealth status of the treatment households.…”

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“…The current landholding system in the rural Shashamane and Shala districts of Oromia regional state evolved through land distribution, land allocation, inheritance, and gifts. A study by Speller et al (2017) on the impact of large-scale agricultural investments on local communities updated voices from the field and confirmed that LSAI aggravates mass displacement. The most prominent negative impacts arising in the investments examined were disputes over access to land [71].…”

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Livelihood Impacts of Large-Scale Agricultural Investments Using Empirical Evidence from Shashamane Rural District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Alemu¹,

Tolossa²

2022

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The impact of Large Scale Agricultural Investments (LSAI) on local people’s livelihood improvement has received less attention than it deserves in Ethiopia in general, and the Oromia regional states in particular. The main objective of this study was to analyze the impact of LSAI, which began operations in 2008, on 10,000 hectares of fertile land in the Shashamane rural district of Oromia region, Ethiopia to enhance the quality of life of the local people. A quasi-experimental study design strategy was used to achieve this goal. We obtained primary data from 300 households, comprising 134 treatment homes (households in a community with LSAI) from the Shashamane rural district and 166 control households (households in a community without LSAI) from the Shala district using systematic random sampling. Analysis was undertaken using principal component analysis (PCA) and propensity score matching (PSM). The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) was used to examine the theoretical concept with empirical findings. According to the Average Treatment Effect on Treated (ATT) results, the treated households’ natural, human, and financial capital were −0.91, −0.81, and −0.15 less than control families, respectively. Loss of household livelihoods has deepened and exacerbated local poverty. Businesses have not mechanized and controlled these sizable portions of the parcel; instead, peasants have worked on them and exploited the idle parcel. The research suggests that the government’s pro-LSAI investment policy is desirable. However, weak institutional frameworks for protecting local people’s livelihoods as well as LSAI malpractice and the lack of continuous follow-up are causing the LSAI policy to fail. To mitigate the negative impact of LSAI on peasants, it is necessary to consider the local people’s livelihoods, responsive institutions, and accountable ventures.

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Farmers’ perceptions of large-scale agricultural investment and its impacts on traditional ecological knowledge in Gololcha District, South Eastern Ethiopia

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The Impact of Larger-Scale Agricultural Investments on Local Communities

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Evaluating the Impact of Large-Scale Agricultural Investments on Household Food Security Using an Endogenous Switching Regression Model

Evaluating the Impact of Large-Scale Agricultural Investments on Household Food Security Using an Endogenous Switching Regression Model

Livelihood Impacts of Large-Scale Agricultural Investments Using Empirical Evidence from Shashamane Rural District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Farmers’ perceptions of large-scale agricultural investment and its impacts on traditional ecological knowledge in Gololcha District, South Eastern Ethiopia

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