Reclaiming lost land

This article looks at the role land reclamation can play in increasing food output, alleviating hunger, reducing costs of food imports and creating employment. There are many problems associated with this practice, however, such as the low productivity of reclaimed land, the conflict between growth of subsistence versus cash crops, and the economic viability of schemes implemented thus far. It appears that a new definition of economic viability is necessary before assessing whether or not reclamation projects are feasible.