Why do large-scale agricultural investments induce different socio-economic, food security, and environmental impacts? Evidence from Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique

Oberlack Christoph, Giger Markus, Anseeuw Ward, Adelle Camilla, Bourblanc Magalie, Burnod Perrine, Eckert Sandra, Fitawek Wegayehu, Fouilleux Eve, Hendriks Sheryl, Kiteme Boniface, Masola Livhuwani, Mawoko Zaka Diana, Mercandalli Sara, Reys Aurélien, Da Silva Maya, Van Der Laan Michael, Zaehringer Julie G., Messerli Peter. 2021. Why do large-scale agricultural investments induce different socio-economic, food security, and environmental impacts? Evidence from Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique. Ecology and Society, 26 (4):18, 36 p.

Quartile : Q1, Sujet : ECOLOGY / Quartile : Q2, Sujet : ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Résumé : Large-scale agricultural investments (LAIs) transform land use systems worldwide. There is, however, limited understanding about how the common global drivers of land use change induce different forms of agricultural investment and produce different impacts on the ground. This article provides a cross-country comparative analysis of how differences in business models, land use changes, and governance systems explain differences in socio-economic, food security, and environmental impacts of LAIs in Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique. It brings together results on these aspects generated in the AFGROLAND project that collected data in a multi-method approach via household surveys, business model surveys, semi-structured household interviews, life-cycle assessments of farm production, analysis of remote-sensing data, key informant interviews, and document analysis. For the present project synthesis, we combined a collaborative expert workshop with a comparative analysis of 16 LAIs. The results show that the LAIs follow four distinctive impact patterns, ranging from widespread adverse impacts to moderate impacts. Results demonstrate how the following conditions influence how the global drivers of land use change translate into different LAIs and different impacts on the ground: labor intensity, prior land use, utilization of land, farm size, type of production, experience in local agriculture, land tenure security, accountability of state and local elites, the mobilization capacity of civil society, expansion of resource frontiers, agricultural intensification, and indirect land use change. The results indicate that commercial agriculture can be a component in sustainable development strategies under certain conditions, but that these strategies will fail without substantial, sustained increases in the economic viability and inclusiveness of smallholder agriculture, land tenure security, agro-ecological land management, and support for broader patterns of endogenous agrarian transformation.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : économie agricole, investissement, impact socioéconomique, changement dans l'usage des terres, sécurité alimentaire, impact sur l'environnement, stratégies de développement rural, enquêtes auprès des ménages, utilisation des terres

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique

Mots-clés complémentaires : investissement agricole

Mots-clés libres : Large-scale land investments, Business models, Agriculture, Land

Classification Agris : E13 - Investissements, financement et crédit
E10 - Économie et politique agricoles
F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 5 (2019-) - Territoires

Auteurs et affiliations

• Oberlack Christoph, University of Bern (CHE) - auteur correspondant
• Giger Markus, University of Bern (CHE)
• Anseeuw Ward, CIRAD-ES-UMR ART-DEV (ITA)
• Adelle Camilla, University of Pretoria (ZAF)
• Bourblanc Magalie, CIRAD-ES-UMR G-EAU (FRA)
• Burnod Perrine, CIRAD-ES-UMR TETIS (MDG)
• Eckert Sandra, University of Bern (CHE)
• Fitawek Wegayehu, University of Pretoria (ZAF)
• Fouilleux Eve, Université de Paris-Val-de-Marne (FRA)
• Hendriks Sheryl, University of Pretoria (ZAF)
• Kiteme Boniface, CETRAD (KEN)
• Masola Livhuwani, University of Pretoria (ZAF)
• Mawoko Zaka Diana, University of Pretoria (ZAF)
• Mercandalli Sara, CIRAD-ES-UMR ART-DEV (FRA)
• Reys Aurélien
• Da Silva Maya, University of Pretoria (ZAF)
• Van Der Laan Michael, University of Pretoria (ZAF)
• Zaehringer Julie G., University of Bern (CHE)
• Messerli Peter, University of Bern (CHE)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/599485/)

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