The Challenge of Governing Africa's New Agricultural Investment Landscapes: An Analysis of Policy Arrangements and Sustainability Outcomes in Ethiopia and Nigeria

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dc.creatorSchoneveld, George C.
dc.date2015
dc.date2018-07-03T11:01:47Z
dc.date2018-07-03T11:01:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:00:59Z
dc.descriptionIn the context of globalization, market liberalization, and deregulation, many African governments are embracing the potential of private agricultural investment to address structural issues within their agricultural economies. Sustainably integrating these investments into target landscapes, however, poses a number of governance challenges since it requires careful reconciliation of competing needs, priorities, and land uses. This paper examines the effectiveness of existing policy arrangements in managing these conflicts within two environmentally significant investment landscapes, the Oban-Korup Forest Block, Nigeria, and Lower Baro-Akobo River Basin, Ethiopia. Findings reveal that investments tend to conflict with socially and environmentally valuable land uses, largely as a result of institutional failings. The paper identifies a number of underlying institutional challenges that need to be addressed in order to achieve sustainable development objectives within Africa’s many emerging investment landscapes. Findings have relevance for the development of sustainable landscape governance systems and the alignment of global governance innovations with landscape-level policy arrangements.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/94775
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/71250
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSchoneveld, G.C.. 2015. The Challenge of Governing Africa's New Agricultural Investment Landscapes : An Analysis of Policy Arrangements and Sustainability Outcomes in Ethiopia and Nigeria. Forests, 5 (1) : 88-115. https://doi.org/10.3390/f6010088
dc.subjectlandscape
dc.subjectgovernance
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectland ownership
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectforestry
dc.titleThe Challenge of Governing Africa's New Agricultural Investment Landscapes: An Analysis of Policy Arrangements and Sustainability Outcomes in Ethiopia and Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article

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