@article{Ponguane:334443,
      recid = {334443},
      author = {Ponguane, Sérgio and Mucavele, Nézia and Mussumbuluco,  Bento},
      title = {LAND GRABBING OR RICE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY?},
      journal = {African Journal of Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences},
      address = {2023-05-01},
      number = {2367-2023-998},
      month = {May},
      year = {2023},
      abstract = {Demand for agricultural land by foreign investors has been  increasing in Mozambique over the last years and the Wanbao  project is an example. The implementation of this project  in Gaza has divided opinions between the government, civil  society and academia. This study aims to contribute to the  debate on whether Wanbao project can be considered as land  grabbing and the extent to which it contributes to the  development of small scale agriculture in Gaza. The results  show that the land concession to Wanbao was made without  any consideration of customary rights, however, it was  found that the contract farming program can increase rice  productivity in the short term, but its sustainability  remains questionable. Thus, if the Mozambican government  intends to transform agriculture through large investments,  it must ensure that the concession of land respects  customary rights and the companies involved ensure the  transfer of technologies in an effective and sustainable  manner.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/334443},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.334443},
}