Richmond Antwi-Bediako
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View article: IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE JATROPHA BOOM
IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE JATROPHA BOOM Open
The thesis addresses the knowledge gap in research on large-scale land investment, focusing on investment failure and their aftermath. It provides an in-depth analysis of how investment trajectories transformed jatropha spaces in Ghana, an…
View article: Global Investment Failures and Transformations: A Review of Hyped Jatropha Spaces
Global Investment Failures and Transformations: A Review of Hyped Jatropha Spaces Open
There was a heightened global interest in large-scale Jatropha cultivation for the past few decades, and this incited investment toward the crop in many developing countries. Many saw Jatropha as a green fuel that could possibly be an alte…
View article: Conflicting land deals and food insecurity: The era of Jatropha boom, bust and transformation in Ghana
Conflicting land deals and food insecurity: The era of Jatropha boom, bust and transformation in Ghana Open
Global concerns about fossil fuel prices and climate change have directed focus on prospects of biofuels. In Ghana, large-scale biofuel development has been entangled with several problems including disputes over land use and a combination…
View article: EFFECTS OF JATROPHA INVESTMENTS ON LOCAL CITIZENSHIP IN GHANA
EFFECTS OF JATROPHA INVESTMENTS ON LOCAL CITIZENSHIP IN GHANA Open
This paper aims to explore implications of large-scale land investment for local citizenship, with a particular focus on customs and mobility. The concept of local citizenship is a neglected aspect of land investment debates. We argue that…
View article: Chiefs and nexus of challenges in land deals: An insight into blame perspectives, exonerating chiefs during and after Jatropha investment in Ghana
Chiefs and nexus of challenges in land deals: An insight into blame perspectives, exonerating chiefs during and after Jatropha investment in Ghana Open
Large scale land acquisition has led to land related problems in many countries. Various studies have blamed chiefs as the primary cause of the problems associated with large scale land investments without critical analysis of their viewpo…