Key Facts
Land and water ‘grab’ or development opportunity?
Between 2008 and 2009 land acquisition deals were for nearly 60 million hectares worldwide, slightly more than the entire area of Kenya. 1
Two-thirds of the land acquired was in Africa. 2
In May 2012 the UN adopted its first ever land acquisition guidelines. 3
Photos: Flickr, World Bank, Flickr
1, 2 World Bank http://econ.worldbank.org
3 UN FAO http://www.fao.org/nr/tenure/voluntary-guidelines/en/