Biofuel development was mainly promoted in several parts of Africa as an energy security or
rural development strategy. Jatropha was the biofuel feedstock that received the most …

Power plays a key role in definitions of political ecology. Likewise, empirical studies within
this field tend to provide detailed presentations of various uses of power, involving corporate …

Large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) have become a major concern for land use
sustainability at a global scale. A considerable body of case studies has shown that the …

The socio-economic effects of bio-energy are not unequivocally positive, although it is one of
the main arguments for supporting its expansion. An ex-ante quantification of the impacts is …

The demand for biofuels is expected to increase significantly in the coming years. However,
there are major concerns on the impact of increased biofuel production on food security. As …

Agricultural land in northern Ghana is a common pool resource predominantly governed by
longstanding customary land tenure provisions. Following the renewed emphasis at …

Drawing on theoretical insights from agrarian political economy, and based on empirical
research in the High Forest Zone of Ghana using in-depth interviews and participant …

Since 2006, Ghana has experienced a wave of large‐scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) for
agricultural purposes. Although these acquisitions are enabled by favourable agricultural …

The importance of well-functioning land markets for structural transformation via labor
movements to the non-agricultural sector, farm size growth, and the ability to use land as …

Abstract Following the 2007–08 multiple crises, land-rich nations witnessed an
unprecedented rise in land grabbing by different actors. However, there is a lack of evidence …