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Agricultural investment corridors in Africa: Making the voices of women and smallholder farmers count
Sulle, Emmanuel; Smalley, Rebecca (UWC PLAAS, 2023)Development corridors can improve livelihood opportunities for people living in far-flung areas – but only if they focus on smallholder farming, pastoralism, fishing, and infrastructure for small-scale trade. Land rights ... -
The biofuels boom and bust in Africa: A timely lesson for the New Alliance initiative
Sulle, Emmanuel (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)Policies promoting biofuels development through financial incentives in Europe and in the United States of America are major drivers of the ‘land rush’ in many African countries. Yet, we know that most of the first projects ... -
The biofuels boom and bust in Africa: a timely lesson for the New Alliance initiative
Sulle, Emmanuel (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2015)Policies promoting biofuels development through financial incentives in Europe and in the United States of America are major drivers of the ‘land rush’ in many African countries. Yet, we know that most of the first projects ... -
Biofuels investments in Tanzania: Policy options for sustainable business models
Sulle, Emmanuel (2013-03-14) Biofuels: globally advocated as an environmentally friendly alternative source for energy US and Brazil: global producers of biodiesel and ethanol Southern African Nations: the “Middle East” of biofuels -Chief ... -
Bureaucrats, investors and smallholders: contesting land rights and agro-commercialisation in the Southern agricultural growth corridor of Tanzania
Sulle, Emmanuel (Taylor & Francis, 2020)Since the triple crises of food, fuel and finance of 2007/8, investments in agricultural growth corridors have taken centrestage in government, donor and private sector initiatives. This article examines the politics of ... -
Community land formalization and company land acquisition procedures: A review of 33 procedures in 15 countries
Sulle, Emmanuel; Notess, Laura; Veit, Peter (Elsevier, 2020)Indigenous and community lands, crucial for rural livelihoods, are typically held under informal customary tenure arrangements. This can leave the land vulnerable to outside commercial interests, so communities may seek ... -
Gender, politics and sugarcane commercialisation in Tanzania
Sulle, Emmanuel; Dancer, Helen (Taylor & Francis Group, 2019)This article explores relationships between state, corporate capital and local stakeholders in the political economy of sugarcane from a gender perspective. The findings, based on empirical research at the site of Tanzania’s ... -
Inclusive business models in agriculture? Learning from smallholder cane growers in Mozambique
Sulle, Emmanuel; Hall, Ruth; Paradza, Gaynor (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)Amidst the increasing corporate investment in African farmland the term ‘inclusive business model’ has become a catchphrase touted as an opportunity for incorporating smallholder farmers alongside large-scale commercial ... -
Inclusive business models in agriculture? Learning from smallholder cane growers in Mozambique
Sulle, Emmanuel; Hall, Ruth; Paradza, Gaynor (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2014)Amidst the increasing corporate investment in African farmland the term ‘inclusive business model’ has become a catchphrase touted as an opportunity for incorporating smallholder farmers alongside large-scale commercial ... -
International and regional guidelines on land governance and land-based investments: An agenda for African states
Sulle, Emmanuel; Hall, Ruth (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)Global and regional guidelines have been developed in the period 2009–2014 to improve land governance in the context of large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries. These provide an opportunity for affected ... -
International and regional guidelines on land governance and land-based investments: An agenda for African states
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Opportunities and challenges in Tanzania’s sugar industry: Lessons for SAGCOT and the New Alliance
Sulle, Emmanuel; Smalley, Rebecca; Malale, Lameck (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)Sugarcane outgrower schemes are central to several policy and donor strategies for driving agricultural growth and reducing poverty, including the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor project in Tanzania (SAGCOT). But ... -
Opportunities and challenges in Tanzania’s sugar industry: Lessons for SAGCOT and the New Alliance
Sulle, Emmanuel; Smalley, Rebecca; Malale, Lameck (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2014)Sugarcane outgrower schemes are central to several policy and donor strategies for driving agricultural growth and reducing poverty, including the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor project in Tanzania (SAGCOT). But ... -
Reframing the New Alliance agenda: A critical assessment based on insights from Tanzania
Sulle, Emmanuel; Hall, Ruth (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2013)A dedicated investment in smallholder farmers to enable them to improve their land use and productivity is critical to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth in African countries. The New Alliance for Food Security and ... -
Reframing the New Alliance agenda: A critical assessment based on insights from Tanzania
Sulle, Emmanuel; Hall, Ruth (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2013)A dedicated investment in smallholder farmers to enable them to improve their land use and productivity is critical to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth in African countries. The New Alliance for Food Security and ... -
Smallholder views on Chinese agricultural investments in Mozambique and Tanzania in the context of VGGTS
Pointer, Rebecca; Sulle, Emmanuel; Ntauazi, Clemente (MDPI, 2023)Based on a case study in each country, this study documents the views of Mozambican and Tanzanian smallholders regarding Chinese agricultural investments and the extent to which investors abide by their legitimate land ... -
Social differentiation and the politics of land: Sugar cane outgrowing in Kilombero, Tanzania
Sulle, Emmanuel (Taylor & Francis, 2017)The privatisation of formerly state-owned sugar cane estates and mills in the late 1990s led to the reconfiguration of the ownership structure and production of the Tanzanian sugar industry. This included the decentralisation ... -
Study of sugarcane outgrowing at Kilombero
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Tanzanian food producers, vendors and traders need direct relief measures in the face of the Covid-19
Sulle, Emmanuel; Kissoly, Luitfred; Qamara, Rose; Lukanga, Editrudith; Mbisso, Daniel; Mzinga, Joe (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2021)Key messages • Tanzania’s responses to Covid-19 pandemic have shifted over time. An initial ambiguous position refrained from imposing hard lockdown restrictions measures and focused on local remedies. In the second ... -
Tourism taxation, politics and territorialisation in Tanzania’s wildlife management
Sulle, Emmanuel; Banka, Holti (Medknow Publications, 2017)Tourism activities occurring on communal lands such as Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are increasing in Tanzania. This is the result of natural resources governance reforms aimed to empower communities to manage and ...