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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789820003321

Autore

Deininger Klaus W. <1962->

Titolo

Rising global interest in farmland : : can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits? / / Klaus Deininger and Derek Byerlee ; with Jonathan Lindsay...[and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011

ISBN

1-283-27887-1

9786613278876

0-8213-8592-5

Descrizione fisica

xlv, 214 pages : illustrations, color maps ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Agriculture and rural development

Altri autori (Persone)

ByerleeDerek

Disciplina

333.76

Soggetti

Land use

Land tenure - Government policy

Right of property

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Introduction; 1. Land Expansion: Drivers, Underlying Factors, and Key Effects; 2. Is the Recent "Land Rush" Different?; 3. The Scope for and Desirability of Land Expansion; 4. The Policy, Legal, and Institutional Framework; 5. Moving from Challenge to Opportunity; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Contributors; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

This book aims to provide key pieces of information needed for informed debate about large-scale land acquisition by drawing on the experience from past land expansions, discussing predictions for potential future demand, and providing empirical evidence of what is happening on the ground in the countries most affected by the recent increase in demand for land. It complements demand side considerations with a detailed assessment of the amount of land, whether currently cultivated or not, that might potentially be available for agricultural cultivation at the global and country levels. It then