Global investments in agricultural land and the role of the EU: Drivers,scope and potential impacts |
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| Institution: | 1. IUAV University of Venice, Italy;2. Centre for Development, Environment and Policy, SOAS, University of London, London, UK;3. Politecnico di Milano, Italy;1. Department of Quantitative Methods, Faculty of Economics, University of Split, Cvite Fiskovića 5, Split, Croatia;2. Department of Finance, Faculty of Economics, University of Split, Cvite Fiskovića 5, Split, Croatia;1. Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark;2. Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark;3. Research Centre for Systems Ecology and Sustainability, Department of Systems Ecology and Sustainability, University of Bucharest, SPl. Independentei 91–95, Sector 5, Romania;4. Institute of Social Ecology (SEC), Faculty for Interdisciplinary Studies (Klagenfurt – Graz – Vienna), Alpen-Adria Universitaet Klagenfurt, Schottenfeldgasse 29, 1070 Vienna, Austria;5. Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, University Hill, Mitiline 81100 Lesvos, Greece;6. Alterra, Department of Landscape Ecology, Wageningen University Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, Wageningen, NL-6700 AA, The Netherlands;1. Department of International Agricultural Trade and Food Security, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany;2. Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | This paper investigates the recent wave of investments in agricultural land, often referred to as land grabbing; a term that not only emphasises the appropriation of resources by investors but also implies a criticism of their potential impacts on livelihoods and ecosystems in the target countries. This phenomenon has increasingly been the focus of public attention as well as a source of concern for NGOs, international institutions, academia and civil society. More specifically, this study investigates the role that the European Union member states play, both collectively and individually, in this wave of acquisitions in agricultural land, by providing a comprehensive overview of the drivers, scope and potential impacts of these land deals. |
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| Keywords: | Land acquisitions Water resources EU food and energy policy |
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