Ever since the oil, financial and food crises of 2008, sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed a marked increase in large-scale investment in agricultural land. The drivers of this investment are varied and include growing food, water and energy insecurity as well as social and economic interests of inv...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Sidibe, Yoro
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[Can current land and water governance systems promote sustainable and equitable large-scale agricultural investments in sub-Saharan Africa?]
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Can current land and water governance systems promote sustainable and equitable large-scale agricultural investments in sub-Saharan Africa?
Williams, Timothy O.
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Mul, Marloes L.
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Biney, C.A.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment]
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The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment
Kizito, Fred
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Williams, Timothy O.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Erkossa, Teklu
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[Green and blue water dimensions of foreign direct investment in biofuel and food production in West Africa: the case of Ghana and Mali.]
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Green and blue water dimensions of foreign direct investment in biofuel and food production in West Africa: the case of Ghana and Mali.
The attainment of food and water security rank high on the agendas of governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although the objectives are similar, the underlying drivers, resource endowments and opportunities for achieving them are different. Di...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?]
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Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?
Large-scale agricultural land investments in Africa are often considered solely from the land perspective. Yet land, water and other natural resources are closely interlinked in agricultural production and in sustaining rural livelihoods. Such investments involving irrigation will potentially hav...
Sidibe, Y.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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[Agricultural land investments and water management in the office du Niger, Mali: options for improved water pricing]
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Agricultural land investments and water management in the office du Niger, Mali: options for improved water pricing
The attainment of food and water security rank high on the agendas of governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although the objectives are similar, the underlying drivers, resource endowments and opportunities for achieving them are different. Di...
Williams, Timothy O.
,
[Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?]
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Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?