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A Comprehensive Approach to Securing Land Tenure in China
On a recent visit to Tianzhong, China, I was reminded of how many of China’s rural development, planning and justice
Uprooting Families to Save Trees
Much has been written about the global land rush –the trend in which investors, eager to establish plantations to produce
The Myth of Cheap Land
A severe drought in the Horn of Africa is forcing millions of people into starvation, leaving many with no option
Rural Women & Agricultural Land Conversions in China
China’s unprecedented economic growth and rapid urbanization have created a massive demand for arable land to be converted to real
Takeaways from World Bank Conference on Land & Poverty
I just returned from the annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty in Washington, DC. I was happy to
New Laws in China Could Protect Individual Land Rights
While Landesa’s recent 17-province survey of farmers found a worrying upswing in farmland loss across much of China, there is
Top 6 Myths About Land Acquisitions
In my last post, I wrote about the risks and benefits of large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries. Judging by
Can the Global Land Rush benefit investors and farmers?
Neil MacFarquhar’s recent piece in the New York Times describing how African farmers are being displaced by large-scale land investments
