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Large-scale land deals in Southern Africa: Voices of the people
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This book of case studies addresses situations in which commercial projects are planned on land held by rural
communities. These include big farming projects by foreign and local companies, farmers becoming out-growers
selling ...
Commercialisation of land and ‘land grabbing’ in Southern Africa: Implications for land rights and rural livelihoods
(2015)
This project is conceived as a response to widespread concerns about the ‘land grab’ phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa, and the dearth of grounded studies to understand how these deals are structured, who facilitates them, ...
Large-scale land deals in Southern Africa voices of the people
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2015)
This book presents case studies of large-scale land deals in Southern Africa. It aims to provide an accessible and vivid window into the lived realities and responses of rural people who are affected by such deals. For ...
A fresh start for rural development and agrarian reform?
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The commons (or common-pool
resources)1 are the most important
resources in southern Africa. The livelihoods
of the majority and economies
of most countries depend on them.
Although common property regimes
are often ...