The geographic and sectoral patterns of large-scale farmland investments in sub-Saharan Africa

Food Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-50

  Schoneveld, George Christoffel ^a  

^a Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Investment; Land use competition; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905449018     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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