Volume 44. Issue 4: China and Brazil in African Agriculture
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Brazil and China in Mozambican Agriculture: Emerging Insights from the Field
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, July 2013)Mozambique, a country undergoing rapid transformations driven by the recent discovery of mineral resources, is one of the top destinations for Chinese and Brazilian cooperation and investment in Africa. This article provides ... -
Negotiating New Relationships: How the Ethiopian State is Involving China and Brazil in Agriculture and Rural Development
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, July 2013)This article provides an overview of Brazilian and Chinese agricultural development cooperation activities in Ethiopia. Development cooperation is carefully managed and coordinated in Ethiopia, a highly aid?dependent ... -
How Brazil's Agrarian Dynamics Shape Development Cooperation in Africa
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, July 2013)This article shows how Brazil's history of agrarian dynamics shapes development cooperation. In particular, Brazil's dualistic agrarian structure frames policy discourse, and shapes development cooperation thinking and ... -
Expanding Agri?business: China and Brazil in Ghanaian Agriculture
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, July 2013)This article examines the extent, framing and structure of Chinese and Brazilian investments in Ghana. It outlines the changing political economy of the agrarian sector, in the context of market liberalisation and the rise ... -
Chinese Agriculture Development Cooperation in Africa: Narratives and Politics
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, July 2013)Chinese agriculture engagements are redefining the ‘aid’ landscape, moving from a paradigm of development assistance to one of development cooperation mixed with investment. China's leadership asserts that this approach ... -
Brazil–Africa Agricultural Cooperation Encounters: Drivers, Narratives and Imaginaries of Africa and Development
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, July 2013)Brazilian development cooperation is increasingly in the spotlight. Africa is a major destination and agriculture tops the list of priority fields on intervention, with Embrapa leading cooperation projects. But patterns ... -
South–South Cooperation in Africa: Historical, Geopolitical and Political Economy Dimensions of International Development
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, July 2013)This article examines how neoliberal reforms mediate and influence relationships between emergent powers and African nations centred on agricultural development. It investigates the impact of South–South relations on the ... -
What can Africa Learn from China's Experience in Agricultural Development?
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, July 2013)Recently there has been a growing interest in China's rapid economic growth, particularly concerning the role of agriculture and its impact on poverty reduction. While China and Africa have developed their agricultural ... -
Reviving Zimbabwe's Agriculture: The Role of China and Brazil
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, July 2013)From 2000, after Zimbabwe embarked on a major land reform programme, the country was isolated economically and diplomatically by Western countries. Agricultural financing dried up, and traditional Western donors only ... -
New Development Encounters: China and Brazil in African Agriculture
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, July 2013)There is currently much talk of the role of the ‘rising powers’ in Africa, and whether their engagements represent a ‘new paradigm’ in development cooperation. This article introduces this IDS Bulletin and examines ...