Testing Claims about Large Land Deals in Africa: Findings from a Multi-Country Study
通过分析埃塞俄比亚、加纳和坦桑尼亚三国的实地研究数据，检验了关于非洲大规模土地交易的常见误解，提供了关于交易规模、地理分布、驱动因素和特征的新证据。
Despite much research on large land deals for plantation agriculture in Africa, reliable data remain elusive, partly because of limited access to information and practical and methodological challenges. International debates are still shaped by misperceptions about how much land is being acquired, where, by whom, how and with what consequences. This article aims empirically to test some common perceptions through an analysis of findings from research conducted in three African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, and Tanzania. The article presents new evidence on the scale, geography, drivers and features of land deals, relates findings to data from earlier research and international efforts to monitor land deals, and outlines possible ways forward for ongoing monitoring of the deals.