by Chris Jordan | Mar 30, 2016 | China, Ian Scoones, Rising Powers in African Agriculture, Uncategorized
Ian Scoones, University of Sussex In December 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into South Africa for the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation with great fanfare. There were lots of announcements about prospective investments across Africa. Agriculture featured...
by Chris Jordan | Mar 8, 2016 | Brazil, China, Ian Scoones, Rising Powers in African Agriculture, Uncategorized
By Ian ScoonesA new Open Access Special Issue in World Development based on our work on the changing role of China and Brazil in Africa’s agriculture is now available (links to individual articles are below, and also via here).The work was developed under the ‘China...
by Chris Jordan | Jul 12, 2015 | Brazil, China, Henry Tugendhat, Rising Powers in African Agriculture, Uncategorized
By Henry TugendhatImage by Gualberto107, FreeDigitalPhotos.netIf you think that the biggest story about Brazilian and Chinese agricultural engagements in Africa is land grabs, you’d be wrong. In fact, the big stories consist of almost everything else. From migration,...
by Chris Jordan | Dec 23, 2014 | Brazil, China, Henry Tugendhat, Rising Powers in African Agriculture, Sérgio Chichava, Uncategorized
http://www.future-agricultures.org/images/ca2.jpgThe School of Advanced International Studies’ China Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University (SAIS-CARI) has published two new policy briefs on Chinese agricultural engagement in Africa. The papers are...