Michael Kugelman, of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, argues for responsible measures to address the unprecedented global increase in foreign land acquisition. “Host governments should establish better land registration practices and enact safeguards against the displacement of their citizens,” he writes.
Michael Kugelman is co-editor of “The Global Farms Race: Land Grabs, Agricultural Investment, and the Scramble for Food Security.”
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Also, read Silas Siakor’s recent op-ed arguing for swift action on land reform in Liberia, here.