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Legitimacy dilemmas in direct government intervention : The case of public land development, an example from the Netherlands

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Journal Articles & Books
June, 2019

The current paper examines the legitimacy dilemmas that rise from local governments' direct policy instruments and market interventions. It takes the case of public land management strategies. The paper argues that current societal challenges-such as energy transition, climate change and inclusive urban innovation-require planning practices to be more effective.

Apes;crops and communities: land concessions and conservation in Cameroon

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June, 2019
Cameroon

Argues that the role of the European Union in landgrabbing is manifold. EU actors are involved in the financing of large-scale land deals worldwide through forms of private finance;public finance and a combination of both. The EU’s position as an agricultural powerhouse is dependent on the huge import of agricultural commodities and inputs from the global South.

Panorama de la Agricultura Chilena

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Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2019
Chile

Para poder adaptarse a mercados domésticos y externos cada vez más exigentes, el Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile ha ampliado su acción desde, exclusivamente, las políticas sectoriales agrícolas a la coordinación de acciones con otros ministerios en el espacio rural, reconociendo el impacto de la actividad agrícola en las personas y en el medio ambiente.

Land Deals, Wage Labour, and Everyday Politics

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Peer-reviewed publication
June, 2019
Ghana

This article explores the question of political struggles for inclusion on an oil palm land deal in Ghana. It examines the employment dynamics and the everyday politics of rural wage workers on a transnational oil palm plantation which is located in a predominantly migrant and settler society where large-scale agricultural production has only been introduced within the past decade.

Securing land rights at scale

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Reports & Research
May, 2019
Africa
Asia
Global

This report reflects on the experience of DFID land programmes which include LTR across six countries (Guyana, Rwanda, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Mozambique), drawing also on relevant experiences of programmes driven by other donors.

Monitoring Scheme for Monitoring Large Scale Agricultural Investments in Ethiopia

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Manuals & Guidelines
May, 2019
Ethiopia

This manual illustrates a monitoring scheme for monitoring large-scale agricultural investments. It aims at providing orientation for establishing a monitoring scheme and implementing monitoring activities in the framework of LSAI with the collaboration of the authorities responsible for leasing out land to agricultural investors and supervising related activities.

Procedures, Practices and Issues Related to Leasing of Land for Large Scale Agricultural Investments

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Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
May, 2019
Ethiopia

Large-scale agricultural investments (LSAI) in Ethiopia are expected to provide input for the processing industry and to bring foreign currency as well as technology transfer to the country, while the local communities will benefit from employment and infrastructure improvements related to these investments.