Land grab or development opportunity?

With land central to the livelihoods of millions of people in Africa, LORENZO COTULA of the International Institute for Environment and Development examines the impact of large-scale land acquisitions on the continent's farmers.

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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