Rising land commodification in sub-Saharan Africa: Reconciling the diverse narratives
Scholarship on African land markets has proliferated in recent years. We contend that this scholarship consists of distinct literatures that examine non-overlapping parts of the system and diverge in their conclusions. Some studies view rising land markets as providing greater options for smallholde...
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| author | Jayne, Thomas Chamberlin, Jordan Holden, Stein Terje Ghebru, Hosaena Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob Place, Frank |
| author_browse | Chamberlin, Jordan Ghebru, Hosaena Holden, Stein Terje Jayne, Thomas Place, Frank Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob |
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| description | Scholarship on African land markets has proliferated in recent years. We contend that this scholarship consists of distinct literatures that examine non-overlapping parts of the system and diverge in their conclusions. Some studies view rising land markets as providing greater options for smallholder farmers and positive impacts on agricultural productivity and equity, while others emphasize large-scale land acquisitions and disenfranchisement as the dominant narrative. This article reviews these disparate literatures, identifies points of convergence and disagreement, and outlines steps required to achieve greater consensus on the effects of rising commodification of land. We conclude that land prices are rapidly rising throughout the region, that smallholder participation in land rental and purchase markets are generally rising, and that increased land market activity is generating complex distributional effects that remain poorly understood. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1426072025-12-08T10:11:39Z Rising land commodification in sub-Saharan Africa: Reconciling the diverse narratives Jayne, Thomas Chamberlin, Jordan Holden, Stein Terje Ghebru, Hosaena Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob Place, Frank land markets institutions rural transformation leases smallholders markets land policies land prices Scholarship on African land markets has proliferated in recent years. We contend that this scholarship consists of distinct literatures that examine non-overlapping parts of the system and diverge in their conclusions. Some studies view rising land markets as providing greater options for smallholder farmers and positive impacts on agricultural productivity and equity, while others emphasize large-scale land acquisitions and disenfranchisement as the dominant narrative. This article reviews these disparate literatures, identifies points of convergence and disagreement, and outlines steps required to achieve greater consensus on the effects of rising commodification of land. We conclude that land prices are rapidly rising throughout the region, that smallholder participation in land rental and purchase markets are generally rising, and that increased land market activity is generating complex distributional effects that remain poorly understood. 2021-09-01 2024-05-22T12:10:44Z 2024-05-22T12:10:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142607 en Open Access Elsevier Jayne, Thomas S.; Chamberlin, Jordan; Holden, Stein Terje; Ghebru, Hosaena; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob; and Place, Frank M. 2021. Rising land commodification in sub-Saharan Africa: Reconciling the diverse narratives. Global Food Security 30(September 2021): 100565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100565 |
| spellingShingle | land markets institutions rural transformation leases smallholders markets land policies land prices Jayne, Thomas Chamberlin, Jordan Holden, Stein Terje Ghebru, Hosaena Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob Place, Frank Rising land commodification in sub-Saharan Africa: Reconciling the diverse narratives |
| title | Rising land commodification in sub-Saharan Africa: Reconciling the diverse narratives |
| title_full | Rising land commodification in sub-Saharan Africa: Reconciling the diverse narratives |
| title_fullStr | Rising land commodification in sub-Saharan Africa: Reconciling the diverse narratives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rising land commodification in sub-Saharan Africa: Reconciling the diverse narratives |
| title_short | Rising land commodification in sub-Saharan Africa: Reconciling the diverse narratives |
| title_sort | rising land commodification in sub saharan africa reconciling the diverse narratives |
| topic | land markets institutions rural transformation leases smallholders markets land policies land prices |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142607 |
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