Osabuohien, E. S. C. (2014) Large-scale agricultural land investments and local institutionsin Africa: The Nigerian case. Elsevier, 39. pp. 155-165.
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Abstract
Africa has become the most targeted continent for large-scale agricultural land investments (LALIs) withover 60% of the global figure. Some efforts have been made to investigate the determinants of LALIs at theglobal level; however, scare evidence abounds regarding the characteristics of target communities in agiven country particularly in Nigeria, one of the top 20 recipients of LALIs globally. This study contributesby showing how community characteristics influence the likelihood of receiving LALIs and the aspectsof such community characteristics that matter. Utilising community-level data in Nigeria and estimatingwith probit model, some findings are made. Unexpectedly, the indicators of local institutions in thecommunities do not exert significant influence on the likelihood of LALIs occurrence. This supposes thatthe local institutions are rather overwhelmed by the state. How the local institutions can be integratedfor LALIs are suggested
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | AgricultureCommunitiesInstitutionsLand dealsRural areas |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Sep 2016 13:21 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Sep 2016 13:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/7083 |
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