{"product_id":"the-great-african-land-grab-agricultural-investments-and-the-global-food-system-african-arguments-by-lorenzo-cotula","title":"The Great African Land Grab?: Agricultural Investments and the Global Food System (African Arguments) by Lorenzo Cotula","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781780324203\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZed Books, July 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e248 pages, Paperback \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the past few years, large-scale land acquisitions in Africa have stoked controversy, making headlines in media reports across the world. Land that only a short time ago seemed of little outside interest is now being sought by international investors to the tune of hundreds of thousands of hectares. Private-sector expectations of higher world food and commodity prices and government concerns about longer-term national food and energy security have both made land a more attractive asset.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDubbed 'land grabs' in the media, large-scale land acquisitions have become one of the most talked about and contentious topics amongst those studying, working in or writing about Africa. Some commentators have welcomed this trend as a bearer of new livelihood opportunities. Others have countered by pointing to negative social impacts, including loss of local land rights, threats to local food security and the risk that large-scale investments may marginalize family farming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671482175650,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/819lw9HyVwL._SY342.jpg?v=1792397447","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/the-great-african-land-grab-agricultural-investments-and-the-global-food-system-african-arguments-by-lorenzo-cotula","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}