Using national statistics to increase transparency of large land acquisition: evidence from Ethiopia

Daniel Ayalew Ali, Klaus Deininger and Charles Anthony Philip Harris

No 7342, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: The 2007/08 commodity price boom triggered a ?rush? for land in developing countries. Yet, many affected countries lacked the regulatory infrastructure to cope with such demand and reliable data on investors? performance. This study uses the example of Ethiopia to show how simple improvements in administrative data collection can help to address this by (i) allowing assessment of the productivity of land use and taking measures to increase it; (ii) comparing productivity between large and small farms to identify spillovers and ways to improve these; and (iii) setting in motion a process of continuing improvement. Implications for global investment in this area are drawn out.

Keywords: Agricultural Trade; Livestock and Animal Husbandry; Rural Development Knowledge&Information Systems; Agriculture and Farming Systems; Crops and Crop Management Systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-06-26
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Journal Article: Using National Statistics to Increase Transparency of Large Land Acquisition: Evidence from Ethiopia (2017)
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