Africa's structural transformation challenge and the role of agriculture: Is China a player? A review of Chinese initiatives in rural Africa
The objective of this paper is to discuss Africa's structural transformation, its food and employment challenges, in light of renewed dynamics, more particularly China's involvement in the continent's agricultural sector. Data is scarce and often very contradictory, but what becomes evident is that China's role in agriculture in Africa, and particularly related to the land grab phenomenon, is not as significant as initially put to the fore. China promotes an uncertain “aid, business, and trade” model where the “business and trade” components seem to increasingly take the lead and which are often disconnected from the characteristics of the African context. As such, the paper, besides highlighting the lasting importance of the rural sector for food security and poverty alleviation in a context of Africa's limited economic diversification, it suggests possible stronger Chinese contribution to the policy debate through experience sharing and dialogue within Africa and at the global level.
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dig-cirad-fr-5782962024-01-28T23:04:08Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/578296/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/578296/ Africa's structural transformation challenge and the role of agriculture: Is China a player? A review of Chinese initiatives in rural Africa. Anseeuw Ward, Gabas Jean-Jacques, Losch Bruno. 2015. World Food Policy, 2 (1) : 4-18.https://doi.org/10.18278/wfp.2.1.1 <https://doi.org/10.18278/wfp.2.1.1> Africa's structural transformation challenge and the role of agriculture: Is China a player? A review of Chinese initiatives in rural Africa Anseeuw, Ward Gabas, Jean-Jacques Losch, Bruno eng 2015 World Food Policy E14 - Économie et politique du développement E13 - Investissements, financement et crédit A01 - Agriculture - Considérations générales S01 - Nutrition humaine - Considérations générales changement structurel agriculture emploi alimentation investissement foncier investissement étranger pauvreté sécurité alimentaire zone rurale http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34340 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_203 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2550 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2838 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9a4f48b4 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3043 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6151 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10967 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6699 Chine Afrique http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1556 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_165 The objective of this paper is to discuss Africa's structural transformation, its food and employment challenges, in light of renewed dynamics, more particularly China's involvement in the continent's agricultural sector. Data is scarce and often very contradictory, but what becomes evident is that China's role in agriculture in Africa, and particularly related to the land grab phenomenon, is not as significant as initially put to the fore. China promotes an uncertain “aid, business, and trade” model where the “business and trade” components seem to increasingly take the lead and which are often disconnected from the characteristics of the African context. As such, the paper, besides highlighting the lasting importance of the rural sector for food security and poverty alleviation in a context of Africa's limited economic diversification, it suggests possible stronger Chinese contribution to the policy debate through experience sharing and dialogue within Africa and at the global level. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/578296/1/578296.pdf text Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.18278/wfp.2.1.1 10.18278/wfp.2.1.1 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.18278/wfp.2.1.1 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.18278/wfp.2.1.1 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/purl/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/23728639/2015/2/1 |
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The objective of this paper is to discuss Africa's structural transformation, its food and employment challenges, in light of renewed dynamics, more particularly China's involvement in the continent's agricultural sector. Data is scarce and often very contradictory, but what becomes evident is that China's role in agriculture in Africa, and particularly related to the land grab phenomenon, is not as significant as initially put to the fore. China promotes an uncertain “aid, business, and trade” model where the “business and trade” components seem to increasingly take the lead and which are often disconnected from the characteristics of the African context. As such, the paper, besides highlighting the lasting importance of the rural sector for food security and poverty alleviation in a context of Africa's limited economic diversification, it suggests possible stronger Chinese contribution to the policy debate through experience sharing and dialogue within Africa and at the global level. |
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E14 - Économie et politique du développement E13 - Investissements, financement et crédit A01 - Agriculture - Considérations générales S01 - Nutrition humaine - Considérations générales changement structurel agriculture emploi alimentation investissement foncier investissement étranger pauvreté sécurité alimentaire zone rurale http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34340 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_203 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2550 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2838 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9a4f48b4 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3043 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6151 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10967 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6699 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1556 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_165 |
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Anseeuw, Ward Gabas, Jean-Jacques Losch, Bruno |
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Anseeuw, Ward Gabas, Jean-Jacques Losch, Bruno |
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Africa's structural transformation challenge and the role of agriculture: Is China a player? A review of Chinese initiatives in rural Africa |
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Africa's structural transformation challenge and the role of agriculture: Is China a player? A review of Chinese initiatives in rural Africa |
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Africa's structural transformation challenge and the role of agriculture: Is China a player? A review of Chinese initiatives in rural Africa |
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Africa's structural transformation challenge and the role of agriculture: Is China a player? A review of Chinese initiatives in rural Africa |
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Africa's structural transformation challenge and the role of agriculture: Is China a player? A review of Chinese initiatives in rural Africa |
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africa's structural transformation challenge and the role of agriculture: is china a player? a review of chinese initiatives in rural africa |
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