about half of the total concluded Italian land deals, and entail two logging concessions in Timbo (57,262 ha), and Konobo/Gbeapo (253,670 ha).
The countries targeted by Italian investors exhibit generally high rates of population growth and employment in agriculture (Table 4.3). They also exhibit low
socioeconomic development, high incidence of poverty, undernourishment and
Table 4.2 Large-scale land acquisitions by Italian investors in Sub-Saharan Africa (in ha)
In operation
Concluded
Intended
Failed
Angola
–
–
12,000
–
Benin
–
–
–
200,000
Republic of Congo
–
–
70,000
–
Ethiopia
500
70,500
–
–
Ghana
1400
6699
–
–
Guinea
–
74,504
–
–
Kenya
–
–
–
50,000
Liberia
310,932
310,932
–
–
Madagascar
3500
25,558
–
–
Mozambique
15,800
35,300
–
–
Nigeria
11,292
11,292
–
–
Senegal
2574
63,250
–
–
Tanzania
–
500
–
–
TOTAL
345,998
598,535
82,000
250,000
Source: Own elaboration based on Land Matrix (2017)
Table 4.3 Socioeconomic characteristics of the countries targeted by Italian investors
Human
development
index
Labour force
in agriculture
(%)
Population
below poverty
line (%)
Rate of
population
growth (%)
Corruption
(0–100)
Angola
Low
85
41
2.7
23
Benin
Low
N/A
37.4
2.7
36
Republic of
Congo
Medium
35
47
2
22
Ethiopia
Low
85
29.6
2.2
33
Ghana
Medium
44.7
24.2
2.2
46
Guinea
Low
76
47
2.6
24
Kenya
Low
75
43
1.8
27
Liberia
Low
70
64
2.4
38
Madagascar
Low
N/A
75
2.5
28
Mozambique Low
81
52
2.5
30
Nigeria
Low
70
70
2.4
25
Senegal
Low
78
47
2.4
41
Tanzania
Low
80
68
2.8
33
For corruption, larger numbers indicate lower perceptions of corruption, whereas lower numbers
indicate higher perceptions of corruption. Own elaboration based on CIA (2017), FAO (2014),
Transparency International (2013)
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