Implications of land acquisition interventions on achieving food security in the long term
Increased food security has a special attention for many land administration interventions. Land acquisition projects and interventions have been supported by a broad range of actors under the notion to increase food security. This aligns with Zero Hunger of the SDGs. Despite much effort, food security remains a contested and recurring theme in the political arena. On one hand, this raises the question why progress to achieving food security has been limited. On the other hand, it means a wealth of knowledge on the transformations associated with land acquisition for food security interventions exist, wherefrom evidences, best practices and other and lessons learned can be captured and areas for improvement identified. This study aims to build from both sides in order to scope for evidence on the sustainability of land acquisition projects on achieving food security, and barriers to long term benefits.
As such, this is a scoping review aiming to identify transformative impacts of land acquisition interventions for food security in an explorative way; synthesize the types and or levels of evidences; threats and success factors, and what this can mean for new interventions that focus on land acquisition for food security in the future.
This evidence based study utilizes a combination of literature review and interviews to gather a diverse range of experiences. A narrative review – instead of a systematic review – is preferred because it allows for a broader integration of both grey and academic literature, sourcing them from various pools e.g. NGOs, journal publications and other sources. The population, intervention-comparison-outcome (PICO) questions guide the study design.
A synthesis study on the longer term effect of land acquisition interventions for food security could inform the policy makers and related actors on the possibilities/potentials and risks of the sustainability of their intervention to achieve food security through especially large scale land acquisition projects and effects on the ground.