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020			_a9781780324203
100			_aCotula, Lorenzo.
245		4	_aThe Great African Land Grab _bagricultural investments and the global food system
260			_aLondon _bZed Books _c2013
300			_aix,238p.
500			_aIncludes index
520			_aOver the past few years, large-scale land acquisitions in Africa have stoked controversy, making headlines in media reports across the world. Land that only a short time ago seemed of little outside interest is now being sought by international investors to the tune of hundreds of thousands of hectares. Private sector expectations of higher world food and commodity price, and government concerns about longer-term national food and energy security, have both made land a more attractive asset.
650			_aLand
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