What happens when the landgrabbers leave? An account from Kilwa, Tanzania

Dec 14 2020

In East Africa, the commercialisation of land accelerated as part of the global land rush, dating back to the 2000s. The widespread leasing or sale of public lands to foreign companies and governments for food production, tourism, biofuels, agro-commodities, logging and mining coincided with the Africa Rising narrative of economic growth, driven – in large […]