The New Phenomenon of Land Grabbing in Africa and its Impact on Livelihoods and Ecosystems
http://www.penhanetwork.org/articles/22/1/The-New-Phenomenon-of-Land-Grabbing-in-Africa-and-its-Impact-on-Livelihoods-and-Ecosystems/Page1.html
Kees Maxey
By Kees Maxey
Published on 08/4/2010
In summary, he said that the question of land grabbing in the developing world, including Eastern Europe, could be seen as a new phenomenon to some, and to others it could well be new wine in old bottles given the various stakeholders involved in land grabbing both at domestic and international levels. It is important that land grabbing is contextualised in the regions where it is taking place to have a better understanding of the various stakeholders, their production objectives, their relation to the ecology and other the factors at play. By a better understanding of the political, ecological, class and governance contexts where the land grab is occurring, we may be able to not only grasp the situation but also help in finding some solutions to the problem.
This presentation focused on the African context of both ‘’internal’’ and ‘’global’’ land grabbing experiences, shedding light on some practical experiences as they impact on the livelihoods of the rural poor and the ecology. Various references to Ethiopia, Sudan and Eritrea with particular focus to pastoral and peasant farming communities in those countries were briefly highlighted. These reflections were designed to promote debate on the land grabbing issue from a livelihoods and ecological perspective.
The power point which accompanied this presentation can be downloaded as a pdf here. (701 kb)
A video of the presentation followed by the discussion can be viewed by clicking here for the presentation and here for the discussion. It is essential that you have a broadband (ADSL) connection to be able to view this presentation.
PENHA's Director lectures at the UN University in Japan
Zeremariam Fre gave a presentation on "The New Phenomenon of Land Grabbing in Africa and its Impact on Livelihoods and Ecosystems".
In summary, he said that the question of land grabbing in the developing world, including Eastern Europe, could be seen as a new phenomenon to some, and to others it could well be new wine in old bottles given the various stakeholders involved in land grabbing both at domestic and international levels. It is important that land grabbing is contextualised in the regions where it is taking place to have a better understanding of the various stakeholders, their production objectives, their relation to the ecology and other the factors at play. By a better understanding of the political, ecological, class and governance contexts where the land grab is occurring, we may be able to not only grasp the situation but also help in finding some solutions to the problem.
This presentation focused on the African context of both ‘’internal’’ and ‘’global’’ land grabbing experiences, shedding light on some practical experiences as they impact on the livelihoods of the rural poor and the ecology. Various references to Ethiopia, Sudan and Eritrea with particular focus to pastoral and peasant farming communities in those countries were briefly highlighted. These reflections were designed to promote debate on the land grabbing issue from a livelihoods and ecological perspective.
The power point which accompanied this presentation can be downloaded as a pdf here. (701 kb)
A video of the presentation followed by the discussion can be viewed by clicking here for the presentation and here for the discussion. It is essential that you have a broadband (ADSL) connection to be able to view this presentation.