大规模的土地收购加剧了坦桑尼亚当地农田的不平等
Jonathan A Sullivan1,2, Cyrus Samii3, Daniel G Brown4
1School of Geography, Development, and Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.
概括
在坦桑尼亚,大规模的土地收购 (LSLA) 减少了小农的土地占有率,增加了农田不平等. 这些土地损失加剧了贫困和粮食不安全,但没有改善收入或财富.
科学领域:
- 农业经济学 农业经济学
- 发展研究 发展研究 研究
- 环境政策 环境政策
背景情况:
- 土地不平等阻碍了经济发展,加剧了贫困,并导致了环境退化.
- 对土地使用干预措施的严格评估很少考虑不平等的作用.
- 大规模的土地收购 (LSLAs) 影响全球数百万公,影响小农和土著社区.
研究的目的:
- 通过检查土地资产,特别是土地所有权和农场规模的不平等情况,分析LSLA的分配结果.
- 评估LSLA对坦桑尼亚小农福利的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用了一个准实验性设计与家庭调查.
- 在坦桑尼亚比较了四对土地收购和控制地点.
- 土地不平等的特征变化及其对福利的后续影响.
主要成果:
- 坦桑尼亚的LSLAs显著减少了小农的土地占有率21.1% (P = 0.02).
- 农田不平等在小农之间增加,底层四分位数经历了最严重的土地损失和无地化.
- 在LSLA附近的农场规模减少与没有收入改善,财富下降,贫困增加和粮食不安全性增加相关.
结论:
- 坦桑尼亚的LSLA加剧了土地不平等,并对小农民的生计产生了负面影响.
- 土地利用政策必须明确考虑分配结果,以避免加剧现有的不平等.
- 解决土地不平等问题对于可持续的经济发展和减少贫困至关重要.
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