Land Grabbing, Local Contestation, and the Struggle for Economic Gain
This article examines why peasant communities in South West Cameroon have contested a U.S.-based company’s intentions to establish an agro-industrial palm oil plantation in their region. Land investments in the form of agro plantations, if not properly conceived, negotiated, and implemented, pose a...
Main Author: | Frankline Anum Ndi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-01-01
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Series: | SAGE Open |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244016682997 |
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