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Green Dreams: Myth and Reality in China’s Agricultural Investment in Africa

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  • Deborah Bräutigam
  • Haisen zhang

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What role does China play in the recent rush for land acquisition in Africa? Conventional wisdom suggests a large role for the Chinese government and its firms. Ou r research suggests the opposite. Land acquisitions by Chinese companies have so far been quite limited, and focused on production for African consumption. We trace the evolution of strategy and incentives for Chinese agricultural engagement in Africa, and examine more closely several of the more well known cases, sorting out the myths and the realities.

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  • Deborah Bräutigam & Haisen zhang, 2013. "Green Dreams: Myth and Reality in China’s Agricultural Investment in Africa," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(9), pages 1676-1696, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:34:y:2013:i:9:p:1676-1696
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2013.843846
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    1. Chilombo, Andrew & Fisher, Janet A. & van Der Horst, Dan, 2019. "A conceptual framework for improving the understanding of large scale land acquisitions," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    2. Flavia Darcy Ferreira Cabral & Changbin Yin & Johan Landry Tchantchou Wague & Yanshu Yin, 2023. "Analysis of China–Angola Agricultural Cooperation and Strategies Based on SWOT Framework," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-20, May.
    3. Bonga-Bonga, Lumengo & Biyase, Mduduzi, 2018. "The impact of Chinese textile imports on employment and value added in the manufacturing sector of the South African economy," MPRA Paper 88181, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Degele Ergano & Seshagiri Rao, 2019. "Sino–Africa Bilateral Economic Relation: Nature and Perspectives," Insight on Africa, , vol. 11(1), pages 1-17, January.

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