Land grab or development opportunity?
Friday, February 24, 2012
Land deals as % of agricultural area
SOURCE: FAOSTAT
DR Congo 48.8%
Mozambique 21.1%
Uganda 14.6%
Zambia 8.8%
Ethiopia 8.2%
Madagascar 6.7%
Malawi 6.2%
Mali 6.1%
Senegal 5.9%
Tanzania 5%
Sudan 2.3%
Nigeria 1%
Ghana 0.6%
"Land grabs" are now one of the biggest issues in Africa. Over the past few years, companies and foreign governments have been leasing large areas of land in some of Africa's poorest countries.
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