Large-scale land acquisition in Tanzania: a critical analyses of practices and dynamics

Abstract

This chapter presents the current status of agrofuel investments in Tanzania and uses empirical data from three cases of large-scale investments for agrofuel production in the Rufiji, Bagamoyo, and Meru districts to provide snapshots of what is happening on the ground. The chapter also describes and analyses the history and trends in large-scale agricultural investments in Tanzania and key land acquisition processes, as well as the role of the state and other actors.

Keywords

large scale agriculture, land acquisition, Tanzania

Published in

Title: The global land grab: beyond the hype
Publisher: Zed Books

SLU Authors

• Engström, Linda

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Havnevik, Kjell

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Salomonsson, Lennart

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Associated SLU-program

Agricultural landscape

UKÄ Subject classification

Globalization Studies
Other Humanities not elsewhere specified
Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use

Publication identifier

• ISBN: 978 1 78032 895 9

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/53365