Is Africa Up For Sale? The Scale and Impact of Land Grabbing for Agro Fuels

Executive Summary and Recommendations
Map showing examples of land grabbing
1. Introduction
2. What is really happening?
3. Who is involved and why?
4. The Crops
5. Impacts
6. Conclusions


Appendix: examples of land grabbing
Proponents of agro fuels generally argue that
Agro fuel production will address the economic crisis
facing many developing countries; they will create
wealth and jobs and alleviate poverty.

These arguments overlook the other side of the story
and leave many questions unanswered. Is the push
for agro fuel production in the interest of the
developing countries or are the real beneficiaries
Northern industrialized countries?