Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions Evans Osabuohien Covenant University, Nigeria & German Development Institute, Germany A volume in the Advances in Finance, Accounting, and Economics (AFAE) Book Series BUSINESS SCIENCE fcefiw An Imprint of IGI Global
Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgment xxiii.xxv xxxi Section 1 Overview, Historical Issues, and the General State of Affairs Chapter 1 Equitable and Sustainable Development of Foreign Land Acquisitions: Lessens, Policies, and Implications 1 Simplice A. Asongu, The African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Cameroon Christian L. Nguena, The Association of African Young Economists (AAYE), Cameroon & University of Yaounde II, Cameroon Chapter 2 Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Grey Literatures...21 Andrew Onwuemele, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria Chapter 3 Sino-African Foreign Direct Investment in Land: Problems and Prospects 39 Oluyomi Ola-David, Covenant University, Nigeria Chapter 4 Land Acquisition and the Semantic Context of Land within the Normative Construction of "Modern Development" Renny Rueda Castaneda, University of Hamburg, Germany & Ecodemocracy, Colombia Chapter 5 Exploring the Food Security Strategy and Scarcity Arguments in Land Grabbing in Africa: Its Ethical Implications Essien D. Essien, University of Uyo, Nigeria ^3 ^
Section 2 Land Acquisitions and the Gender Nexus Chapter 6 Missing Gender Concerns in Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement: The Case of India 112 Sheetal Agarwal, University of Delhi, India Chapter 7 Large-Scale Land Acquisitions, Livelihoods, and Gender Configurations in Zimbabwe 130 Patience Mutopo, University of Cologne, Germany & University of Wageningen, The Netherlands & Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe Manase Kudzai Chiweshe, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe & Futures Agricultures Consortium, UK Chipo Plaxedes Mubaya, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe Section 3 Country and Inter-Country Variations of Land Acquisitions Chapter 8 Foreign Land Acquisition: Food Security and Food Chains - The Nigerian Experience 146 Olanrewaju E. Ajiboye, Lagos State University, Nigeria Olabisi S. Yusuff, Lagos State University, Nigeria Chapter 9 International Land Deals and Agricultural Investment in Ethiopia: Cases from Gambella and Benishangul-Gumuz Regions 167 Kassa T. Alemu, Ethiopian Civil Service University, Ethiopia & University of South Africa, South Africa Chapter 10 Foreign Direct Investment in Land Acquisitions in India: Evidence and Challenges 194 Falendra Kumar Sudan, University ofjammu, India & University of South Australia, Australia Chapter 11 Factors Influencing Foreign Land Acquisition and Sustainable Development in Nigeria 214 Yusuf Noah, University ofllorin, Nigeria Olatunji Abdulganiy, University ofllorin, Nigeria Issah Moshood, University ofllorin, Nigeria Chapter 12 Foreign Land Acquisitions, Corruption, and Sustainable Livelihood in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Cases of Mozambique and Tanzania 237 James E. Conable, Lund University, Sweden
Section 4 Households and Community Implications of Land Acquisitions Chapter 13 Agents and Implications of Foreign Land Deals in East African Community: The Gase of Uganda 263 Evans S. Osabuohien, Covenant University, Nigeria & German Development Institute, Germany Ciliaka M. Gitau, University of Nairobi, Kenya Uchenna R. Efobi, Covenant University, Nigeria Michael Bruentrup, German Development Institute, Germany Chapter 14 Foreign Land Acquisitions: Household Livelihood with Some Evidence on Nigeria 287 Ben E. Aigbokhan, Samuel Adegboyega University, Nigeria Kehinde O. Ola, Samuel Adegboyega University, Nigeria Chapter 15 Land Deals, Dispossession, and the Threat to Peasant Livelihood in Northern Ghana 306 John Gasu, University for Development Studies, Ghana Gideon Agbley, University for Development Studies, Ghana Chapter 16 Land Deals and Sustainable Income: The Case of a Rural Community in Ogun State, Nigeria 322 Felicia O. Olokoyo, Covenant University, Nigeria Tayo O. George, Covenant University, Nigeria Uchenna R. Efobi, Covenant University, Nigeria Ibukun Beecroft, Covenant University, Nigeria Section 5 Land Reforms, Legal Framework, and Agricultural Transformation Chapter 17 Sowing Political Capital and Harvesting Economic Regression: White Commercial Farm Seizures in Zimbabwe 338 Francis Matambirofa, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Chapter 18 Nigeria's Legal Instruments for Land and Water Use: Implications for National Development 354 David O. Omole, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa & Covenant University, Nigeria Julius M. Ndambuki, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Chapter 19 Compensating Landholders in Tanzania: The Law and the Practice 374 Godfrey E. Massay, Land Rights Research and Resources Institute (LARRRI/HAKIARDHI), Tanzania
Chapter 20 Land Reform, Tobacco Production, and Wood Resources in Zimbabwe... Manyanhaire Itai Offat, The Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe 389 Chapter 21 Transformation from Subsistence to Commercial Agriculture in Nigeria: The Effects of Large- Scale Land Acquisition on Smallholder Farmers 409 Abiodun E. Obayelu, Federal University of Agriculture - Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria Compilation of References 432 About the Contributors 483 Index 493