POLS 2080 Lecture 18: nov 22 pols 2080
24 Jan 2019
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Land rush and food security impact of large-scale land acquisitions on the. Theoretical background 2 perspectives on land acquisitions. Lslas are detrimental for development : tend to refer to acquisitions as land grabs as they threaten to decrease the access. Good case to study because: many investor acquisitions + and long history of small and large scale agriculture. Classified as country of low human development, still agricultural based country (70% base their live hoods on agriculture) Palm oil has experienced a boom, as grown best in this area of the world. Worlds cheapest and most widely sought after vegetable oil. Wide usage- 50% of things we buy in supermarket is made with palm oil. By measuring the: household food insecurity access scale: food access. Even those who have a job also grow their own food. Important: not all cultivated food is destined for at-home consumption: surplus sold at markets.
