Rising global interest in farmland : can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits? (English)

Interest in farmland is rising. And, given commodity price volatility, growing human and environmental pressures, and worries about food security, this interest will increase, especially in the developing world. One of the highest development priorities in the world must be to improve smallholder agricultural productivity, especially in Africa. Smallholder productivity is essential for reducing poverty and hunger, and more and better investment in...

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Byerlee,Derek R.;

Deininger,Klaus W.;

Lindsay,Jonathan Mills;

Norton, Andrew;

Selod,Harris;

Stickler,Meredith Mercedes;
Document Date
2011/01/10
Document Type
Publication
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59463
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
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2011/02/08
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Disclosed
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Rising global interest in farmland : can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits?
Keywords
food and agricultural

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Byerlee,Derek R.; Deininger,Klaus W.; Lindsay,Jonathan Mills; Norton, Andrew; Selod,Harris; Stickler,Meredith Mercedes.

Rising global interest in farmland : can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits? (English). Agriculture and rural development Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/998581468184149953

Rising global interest in farmland : can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits? (English)

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