Fantu Cheru, 1949-

Agricultural development and food security in Africa : the impact of Chinese, Indian and Brazilian Investments / edited by Fantu Cheru and Renu Modi. - xiii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Africa now . - Africa now (Zed Books) .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-252) and index.

Introduction: Peasants, the state and foreign direct investment in African agriculture / Fantu Cheru and Renu Modi -- Catalysing an agricultural revolution in Africa: what role for foreign direct investment? / Fantu Cheru, Renu Modi and Sanusha Naidu -- Agrarian transformation in Africa and its decolonisation / Sam Moyo -- India and Africa: new trends in sustainable agricultural development / Gurjit Singh -- India's strategy for African agriculture: assessing the technology, knowledge and finance platforms / Renu Modi -- Up for grabs: the case of large Indian investments in Ethiopian agriculture / Dessalegn Rahmato -- Indian agricultural companies, 'land grabbing' in Africa and activists' responses / Rick Rowden -- Brazil's cooperation in African agricultural development and food security / Thomas Cooper Patriota and Francesco Maria Pierri -- Brazil, biofuels and food security in Mozambique / Kai Thaler -- South-South cooperation in agriculture: the India, Brazil and South Africa dialogue forum / Alexandra Arkhangelskaya and Albert Khamatshin -- China's food security challenge: what role for Africa? / Simon Freemantle and Jeremy Stevens -- China's agricultural and rural development: lessons for African countries / Xiuli Xu and Xiaoyun Li -- Conclusions and the way forward / Fantu Cheru and Renu Modi.

9781780323725 (hbk.) 1780323727 (hbk.) 1780323719 (pbk.) 9781780323718 (pbk.)

2013478598

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016449344 Uk


Agricultural development projects--Africa.
Food security--Africa.
Food supply--Africa.


Africa--Foreign economic relations--China.
China--Foreign economic relations--Africa.
Africa--Foreign economic relations--India.
India--Foreign economic relations--Africa.
Africa--Foreign economic relations--Brazil.
Brazil--Foreign economic relations--Africa.

HD2117 / .CHE 2013

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