The Global Land Rush and Agricultural Investment in Ghana: Existing Knowledge, Gaps, and Future Directions

The large-scale acquisition of land by investors intensified following the 2007/2008 triple crises food, energy, and finance. In years that followed, tens millions hectares were leased or sold for agricultural investment. This phenomenon has resulted in a growing body scholarship seeks to explain trends, institutional regimes, impacts, variety actors involved, among other subtopics, such as impacts on food security livelihoods. Focusing case study Ghana, this paper presents review uses both quantitative qualitative methods critically assess state acquisitions development Ghana. Our objective is provide an overview what we know about Ghana while pointing gaps directions future research. Contrary perception being undertaken foreign investors, shows there significant role Ghanaian investors. Additionally, found negative impact these acquisitions, specifically biofuel projects, which featured predominantly literature captured study. addition, traditional authorities (chiefs) was central focus studies dedicated Areas are either understudied missing from include conflicts, climate change, biodiversity, corporate social responsibility, gendered differentiation, ethnicity, diaspora. These call research examines question multidimensional multidisciplinary perspective.