Policy Brief No. 55. The Green Belt Initiative and Land Grabs in Malawi

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2012
Country:
Malawi
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Chinsinga, B., Chasukwa, M.

Abstract

There is often a mismatch between the apparent benevolent intents and the practical manifestations of the large scale land deals. The empirical realities of the large-scale land deals call for critical scrutiny and interrogation of the underlying interests of the stakeholders involved to assess the extent to which they genuinely prioritize win-win scenarios. As the experiences of the Green Belt Initiative (GBI) in Malawi demonstrated, the smallholder farmer is almost always the loser.

Citation

Chinsinga, B.; Chasukwa, M. Policy Brief No. 55. The Green Belt Initiative and Land Grabs in Malawi. Future Agricultures Consortium, Brighton, UK (2012) 7 pp.

Policy Brief No. 55. The Green Belt Initiative and Land Grabs in Malawi

Published 1 January 2012
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