The Determinants of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions (LSLAs) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A Case Study
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2018
Citazione:
The Determinants of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions (LSLAs) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A Case Study / C. Mazzocchi, M. Salvan, L. Orsi, G. Sali. - In: AGRICULTURE. - ISSN 2077-0472. - 8:12(2018 Dec 08), pp. 194.1-194.13.
Abstract:
The determinants of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) are, in most cases, outside the traditional sales–buying land market, as they are often rented lands for long periods of time or exploitation licenses. Sub-Saharan Africa is among the most affected regions by this phenomenon for reasons related to its land policy, and includes 37% of the total LSLAs cases. The paper develops an econometric model based on a logarithmic OLS regression to identify the determinants of LSLAs in sub-Saharan Africa. As suggested by the literature, this analysis poses the total agricultural area acquired by country as dependent variable. Results show that investors prefer a country offering a sufficiently free trade economic context with a good level of agricultural productivity, thus allowing an easy investment process. Moreover, a country with a formal recognition of land rights is preferred, to have guarantees on their investment. The availability of water is also one of the main LSLAs drivers, as a natural limit of agricultural investments
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Large Scale Land Acquisitions (LSLAs); landgrabbing; sub-Saharan Africa; OLS regression; land deals
Elenco autori:
C. Mazzocchi, M. Salvan, L. Orsi, G. Sali
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