Sunday, August 11, 2013 Ethiopian Land Grab by Dessalegn Rahmato

Ethiopian Land Grab by Dessalegn Rahmato To begin with, the government has already transferred about 3.5 million hectares of land to investors and is now taking measures to transfer a similar amount in the next five years. By the end of 2015, the country’s agrarian structure will have been changed significantly, and the shift from small-scale to large-scale farming, dominated by foreign capital and enjoying privileged status, will pose a serious threat to the long-term sustainability of the rural economy, the livelihoods of peasants and pastoralists, and to the goals of achieving food security. Dessalegn Rahmato, Forum for Social Studies /dessalegn-rahmato-study-on-land-grab/