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

• Autore: Deininger Klaus W. <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011
• Descrizione fisica: xlv, 214 pages : illustrations, color maps ; ; 23 cm
• Disciplina: 333.76
• Soggetto topico: Land use; Land tenure - Government policy; Right of property
• Altri autori: ByerleeDerek
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Rising global interest in farmland
• ISBN: 1-283-27887-1; 9786613278876; 0-8213-8592-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789820003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.