Access and exclusion: case of transnational ‘land grabbing’ in Pakistan

Salman Ata, Babar Shahbaz, Muhammad Arif Watto and Muhammad Tahir Siddiqui

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2019, vol. 24, issue 3, 331-346

Abstract: In recent years, hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in developing countries is being granted to the governments and private investors of developed countries through leases, land purchase and contract farming. Based on the notion of ‘power of exclusion’ this paper explores the process and identifies which social class has more access to new income generating opportunities and who is excluded in the context of transnational land acquisition in Sindh province of Pakistan. Quantitative and qualitative data shows that poor segments of society such as previous land user, women, agricultural labor and landless farmers were the most excluded groups regarding TLA process and associated benefits while elite social groups such as land leaser/politicians and some irrigation department officials have increased access to positive outcomes of transnational land acquisition. Decreasing in the acreages under food crops also have a detrimental impact on local food security.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/13547860.2019.1608637

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