Land tenure and investment incentives: Evidence from West Africa

Fenske, James

doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2010.05.001

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“…Seventy percent of the outstanding loan (about €1·43 billion) is the share of transnational investors, which includes Ethiopian diaspora community members. In countries where land is not a publicly owned property, it is not a surprise if an investor uses his/her land lease agreement as collateral for bank loans (Fenske, 2011;Fostel & Geanakoplos, 2016). However, Ethiopia's case is unique.…”

Section: Commercial Farmlands As Collateralmentioning

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Dynamics of the North–South Capital Flows or Rise of South–South Land Deals? Features of Land Acquisition in Ethiopia

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Transnational land deals are among the most contested but inadequately understood topics. In this paper, we focus on the features of large‐scale transnational land deals (LSTLDs) in the Global South through an examination of Ethiopia. We apply a mixed method (qualitative and quantitative) research design.Results indicate that in 2005–2015, the government leased nearly 2·47 million ha of the country's approximate total 114 million ha area and offered 11·5 million ha of cultivable land to domestic and transnational investors. We explore the prevalence of LSTLDs deals by companies of the Global South, particularly entrepreneurs from India. Ethiopia's example validates emerging arguments on the rise of South–South investment deals rather than the established explanation of North–South capital flows. However, 75% of the land deals show poor performance. The study shows that LSTLDs have contributed to raising domestic agricultural production but have resulted in non‐performing loans of the banks of the host country. In sum, the land deals have resulted in financial grabbing, where Ethiopian banks end up with non‐performing loans and then must chase investors to settle the approximate €791 million in loans that investors borrowed for their projects. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Section: Commercial Farmlands As Collateralmentioning

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Dynamics of the North–South Capital Flows or Rise of South–South Land Deals? Features of Land Acquisition in Ethiopia

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“…These changes in opinion regarding women’s land ownership suggest, qualitatively, that the programme has had some impact on perceptions of women’s land rights in these villages. This is potentially an important change in social norms, as evidence suggests that more secure land rights contributes to women controlling the income from their cultivated land and an increased willingness to invest in land (Fenske, 2011), such as increased tree planting (Goldstein & Udry, 2008; Quisumbing et al 2001Goldstein & Udry, 2008), and the adoption of soil conservation techniques (Deininger, Ali, & Yamano, 2008). …”

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Can Integrated Agriculture-Nutrition Programmes Change Gender Norms on Land and Asset Ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso

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Dillon

Olney

et al. 2015

The Journal of Development Studies

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This article uses a mixed-methods approach to analyse the impact of an integrated agriculture and nutrition programme in Burkina Faso on women’s and men’s assets, and norms regarding ownership, use and control of assets. We use a cluster-randomised controlled trial to determine whether productive asset transfers and increased income-generating opportunities for women increase women’s assets over time. Qualitative work on gender norms finds that although men still own and control most assets, women have greater decision-making power and control over home gardens and their produce, and attitudes towards women owning property have become more favourable in treatment areas.

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“…Following a seminal study in Ghana (Besley, 1995), positive impacts of efforts to increase land tenure security on investment in rural areas have been documented in China (Jacoby et al, 2002), Thailand (Feder et al, 1988), Latin America (Bandiera, 2007), Eastern Europe (Rozelle and Swinnen, 2004), and Africa where weak rights, often held by disadvantaged groups or outsiders, lead to significant reduction in fallowing that can be linked to lower yields (Deininger and Jin, 2006;Fenske, 2010Fenske, , 2011Goldstein and Udry, 2008). In urban areas, efforts to enhance tenure security have led to increased levels of self-assessed land values (Lanjouw and Levy, 2002), greater investment in housing, and female empowerment (Field, 2005).…”

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Going digital: Credit effects of land registry computerization in India

Deininger

Goyal

2012

Journal of Development Economics

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Land tenure and investment incentives: Evidence from West Africa

Cited by 262 publications

References 76 publications

Dynamics of the North–South Capital Flows or Rise of South–South Land Deals? Features of Land Acquisition in Ethiopia

Dynamics of the North–South Capital Flows or Rise of South–South Land Deals? Features of Land Acquisition in Ethiopia

Can Integrated Agriculture-Nutrition Programmes Change Gender Norms on Land and Asset Ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso

Going digital: Credit effects of land registry computerization in India

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