Rising Global Interest in Farmland : Can it Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits?

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 prior...

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Main Authors: Deininger, Klaus, Byerlee, Derek, Lindsay, Jonathan, Norton, Andrew, Selod, Harris, Stickler, Mercedes
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
FAO
OIL
R&D
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20110208033706
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topic ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACID SOILS
ACTUAL YIELDS
AGRIBUSINESS
AGRICULTURAL AREA
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION
AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURAL USE
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
ALLOCATION OF LAND
AQUACULTURE
ARID LANDS
BIODIVERSITY
BULK COMMODITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL MARKETS
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH
CGIAR
CIFOR
CLIENT COUNTRIES
CLIMATE CHANGE
COFFEE
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMMON PROPERTY
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CONSERVATION TILLAGE
CONSOLIDATION
CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
COTTON
CROP
CROP LAND
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP YIELDS
CROPPING
CROPS
CULTIVATED AREAS
CULTIVATED LAND
CULTIVATION
DEFORESTATION
DEGRADED LANDS
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMICS
EFFECTIVE USE
EMISSIONS
EMPIRICAL BASIS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPLOITATION
EXTERNALITIES
FAO
FARM SIZE
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMING SYSTEMS
FARMLAND
FARMS
FEED
FISHERIES
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SUPPLIES
FOREST LAND
FORESTRY
FORESTS
GENDER
GLOBAL INTEREST
GRAIN
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HUNGER
IFAD
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
INCOMES
INFLATION
INTEGRATION
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
INVENTORY
LABOR COSTS
LAND ACQUISITION
LAND CONSOLIDATION
LAND MARKETS
LAND REDISTRIBUTION
LAND REFORM
LAND REFORMS
LAND RENT
LAND RESOURCES
LAND RIGHTS
LAND SUPPLY
LAND TAXES
LAND TENURE
LAND TRANSFERS
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LAND USE PLANNING
LAND USE RESTRICTIONS
LAND VALUES
LARGE FARMS
LEGISLATION
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK RANCHING
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
LUXEMBOURG
MAIZE
MANDATES
MARKETING
MIGRATION
MULTIPLIERS
MUSA
NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OIL
OILSEED
PALM OIL
PASTORALISTS
PASTURES
PATENTS
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POPULATION GROWTH
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
POTENTIAL YIELDS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE CHANGES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC LAND
PUBLIC LANDS
PUBLIC SERVICES
R&D
REDUCING EMISSIONS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESEARCH SYSTEMS
RESISTANT VARIETIES
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
RICE
RICE CULTIVATION
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SOILS
SORGHUM
SOYBEAN YIELDS
SOYBEANS
SUBSIDIARY
SUGARCANE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE
TAX REVENUE
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP
TRANSFERS OF ASSETS
TRANSPORT
TREES
UNCTAD
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEP
UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
URBANIZATION
VEGETABLE OILS
WAGES
WHEAT
WOOD
ZONING
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACID SOILS
ACTUAL YIELDS
AGRIBUSINESS
AGRICULTURAL AREA
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION
AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURAL USE
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
ALLOCATION OF LAND
AQUACULTURE
ARID LANDS
BIODIVERSITY
BULK COMMODITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL MARKETS
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH
CGIAR
CIFOR
CLIENT COUNTRIES
CLIMATE CHANGE
COFFEE
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMMON PROPERTY
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CONSERVATION TILLAGE
CONSOLIDATION
CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
COTTON
CROP
CROP LAND
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP YIELDS
CROPPING
CROPS
CULTIVATED AREAS
CULTIVATED LAND
CULTIVATION
DEFORESTATION
DEGRADED LANDS
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMICS
EFFECTIVE USE
EMISSIONS
EMPIRICAL BASIS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPLOITATION
EXTERNALITIES
FAO
FARM SIZE
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMING SYSTEMS
FARMLAND
FARMS
FEED
FISHERIES
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SUPPLIES
FOREST LAND
FORESTRY
FORESTS
GENDER
GLOBAL INTEREST
GRAIN
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HUNGER
IFAD
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
INCOMES
INFLATION
INTEGRATION
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
INVENTORY
LABOR COSTS
LAND ACQUISITION
LAND CONSOLIDATION
LAND MARKETS
LAND REDISTRIBUTION
LAND REFORM
LAND REFORMS
LAND RENT
LAND RESOURCES
LAND RIGHTS
LAND SUPPLY
LAND TAXES
LAND TENURE
LAND TRANSFERS
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LAND USE PLANNING
LAND USE RESTRICTIONS
LAND VALUES
LARGE FARMS
LEGISLATION
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK RANCHING
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
LUXEMBOURG
MAIZE
MANDATES
MARKETING
MIGRATION
MULTIPLIERS
MUSA
NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OIL
OILSEED
PALM OIL
PASTORALISTS
PASTURES
PATENTS
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POPULATION GROWTH
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
POTENTIAL YIELDS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE CHANGES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC LAND
PUBLIC LANDS
PUBLIC SERVICES
R&D
REDUCING EMISSIONS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESEARCH SYSTEMS
RESISTANT VARIETIES
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
RICE
RICE CULTIVATION
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SOILS
SORGHUM
SOYBEAN YIELDS
SOYBEANS
SUBSIDIARY
SUGARCANE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE
TAX REVENUE
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP
TRANSFERS OF ASSETS
TRANSPORT
TREES
UNCTAD
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEP
UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
URBANIZATION
VEGETABLE OILS
WAGES
WHEAT
WOOD
ZONING
Deininger, Klaus
Byerlee, Derek
Lindsay, Jonathan
Norton, Andrew
Selod, Harris
Stickler, Mercedes
Rising Global Interest in Farmland : Can it Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits?
relation Agriculture and Rural Development
description 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 agricultural technology, infrastructure, and market access for poor farmers is urgently needed. When done right, larger-scale farming systems can also have a place as one of many tools to promote sustainable agricultural and rural development, and can directly support smallholder productivity, for example, throughout grower programs. However, recent press and other reports about actual or proposed large farmland acquisition by big investors have raised serious concerns about the danger of neglecting local rights and other problems. They have also raised questions about the extent to which such transactions can provide long-term benefits to local populations and contribute to poverty reduction and sustainable development. Although these reports are worrying, the lack of reliable information has made it difficult to understand what has been actually happening. Against this backdrop, the World Bank, under the leadership of Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, along with other development partners, has highlighted the need for good empirical evidence to inform decision makers, especially in developing countries.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Deininger, Klaus
Byerlee, Derek
Lindsay, Jonathan
Norton, Andrew
Selod, Harris
Stickler, Mercedes
author_facet Deininger, Klaus
Byerlee, Derek
Lindsay, Jonathan
Norton, Andrew
Selod, Harris
Stickler, Mercedes
author_sort Deininger, Klaus
title Rising Global Interest in Farmland : Can it Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits?
title_short Rising Global Interest in Farmland : Can it Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits?
title_full Rising Global Interest in Farmland : Can it Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits?
title_fullStr Rising Global Interest in Farmland : Can it Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits?
title_full_unstemmed Rising Global Interest in Farmland : Can it Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits?
title_sort rising global interest in farmland : can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits?
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20110208033706
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2263
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spelling okr-10986-22632021-04-23T14:02:00Z Rising Global Interest in Farmland : Can it Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits? Deininger, Klaus Byerlee, Derek Lindsay, Jonathan Norton, Andrew Selod, Harris Stickler, Mercedes ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACID SOILS ACTUAL YIELDS AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL AREA AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURAL USE AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ALLOCATION OF LAND AQUACULTURE ARID LANDS BIODIVERSITY BULK COMMODITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL MARKETS CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH CGIAR CIFOR CLIENT COUNTRIES CLIMATE CHANGE COFFEE COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES COMMON PROPERTY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONSERVATION TILLAGE CONSOLIDATION CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COTTON CROP CROP LAND CROP PRODUCTION CROP YIELDS CROPPING CROPS CULTIVATED AREAS CULTIVATED LAND CULTIVATION DEFORESTATION DEGRADED LANDS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMICS EFFECTIVE USE EMISSIONS EMPIRICAL BASIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUILIBRIUM EXPLOITATION EXTERNALITIES FAO FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMING FARMING SYSTEMS FARMLAND FARMS FEED FISHERIES FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLIES FOREST LAND FORESTRY FORESTS GENDER GLOBAL INTEREST GRAIN GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HUNGER IFAD IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCOMES INFLATION INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY LABOR COSTS LAND ACQUISITION LAND CONSOLIDATION LAND MARKETS LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REFORM LAND REFORMS LAND RENT LAND RESOURCES LAND RIGHTS LAND SUPPLY LAND TAXES LAND TENURE LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE CHANGE LAND USE PLANNING LAND USE RESTRICTIONS LAND VALUES LARGE FARMS LEGISLATION LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK RANCHING LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY LUXEMBOURG MAIZE MANDATES MARKETING MIGRATION MULTIPLIERS MUSA NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OIL OILSEED PALM OIL PASTORALISTS PASTURES PATENTS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH POTENTIAL INVESTORS POTENTIAL YIELDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRESENT VALUE PRICE CHANGES PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC LAND PUBLIC LANDS PUBLIC SERVICES R&D REDUCING EMISSIONS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESEARCH SYSTEMS RESISTANT VARIETIES RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RICE RICE CULTIVATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SOILS SORGHUM SOYBEAN YIELDS SOYBEANS SUBSIDIARY SUGARCANE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE TAX REVENUE TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP TRANSFERS OF ASSETS TRANSPORT TREES UNCTAD UNEMPLOYMENT UNEP UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA URBANIZATION VEGETABLE OILS WAGES WHEAT WOOD ZONING 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 agricultural technology, infrastructure, and market access for poor farmers is urgently needed. When done right, larger-scale farming systems can also have a place as one of many tools to promote sustainable agricultural and rural development, and can directly support smallholder productivity, for example, throughout grower programs. However, recent press and other reports about actual or proposed large farmland acquisition by big investors have raised serious concerns about the danger of neglecting local rights and other problems. They have also raised questions about the extent to which such transactions can provide long-term benefits to local populations and contribute to poverty reduction and sustainable development. Although these reports are worrying, the lack of reliable information has made it difficult to understand what has been actually happening. Against this backdrop, the World Bank, under the leadership of Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, along with other development partners, has highlighted the need for good empirical evidence to inform decision makers, especially in developing countries. 2012-03-19T09:02:40Z 2012-03-19T09:02:40Z 2011 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20110208033706 978-0-8213-8591-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2263 English Agriculture and Rural Development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication