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SAARC: the way ahead
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)—comprising India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan—has been in existence as a regional grouping for almost 30 years (with Afghanistan joining in 2007). It has yet, however, to succeed in bringing about closer integration between the member countries.DocumentChinese agricultural entrepreneurship in Africa: case studies in Ghana and Nigeria
SAIS China Africa Research Initiative, 2015Agriculture is an important area of Chinese economic engagement in Africa. Since the 1960s, China has provided aid, sent experts, and trained African farmers. However, there is still little empirical research on recent Chinese agribusiness investments in Africa.DocumentAssessing the impact of Chinese investment on Southeast Africa’s cotton: moving up the value chain?
SAIS China Africa Research Initiative, 2015An influx of Chinese and other Asian investment in Southeast Africa over the last decade has had a significant impact on the cotton-textile value chain in the region. Increased investment has changed the structure of tbe region's cotton market, increased competition in local markets, introduced new challenges for cotton producers, and affected relationships with local communities.DocumentNeither ‘land grab’ nor ‘friendship farm:’ Chinese agricultural engagement in Angola
SAIS China Africa Research Initiative, 2015Chinese-Angolan agricultural cooperation can be divided into two phases, beginning in 2004.l n the first period, from 2004 to 2008, Chinese engagement focused on infrastructure construction. Since 2008, cooperation has centered on the development of comprehensive farm projects supported by credit from the China Development Bank.DocumentChinese financed hydropower projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
SAIS China Africa Research Initiative, 2015Hydropower energy has benefits as a renewable and local source of power, but there can be significant social and environmental risks. These risks have made international banks and aid agencies reluctant to finance large hydropower projects in recent decades.DocumentChinese agricultural engagement in Zambia: a grassroots analysis
SAIS China Africa Research Initiative, 2015Recent focus on large-scale Chinese investments in African agriculture has fueled popular misperceptions of Chinese "land grabs" and has overshadowed another unexplored-and perhaps more significant-phenomenon: the rise of medium-scale private Chinese farmers and rural entrepreneurs.DocumentIncreased Chinese engagement in South Africa’s economy – strategies, opportunities and future implications
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2015China and South Africa’s relationship has deepened in recent years. Extensive political structures, such as South Africa’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement with China, provide opportunities for bettering local development.DocumentChinese and Brazilian agricultural models in Mozambique. The case of the Chinese Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centre and of the Brazilian ProALIMENTOS programme
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2015China and Brazil have called increasing attention from the international community, especially in the field of development cooperation. In Africa, for instance, both countries have expanded their development activities and defined agriculture as one of the main sectors to boost mutual cooperation.DocumentSituating Tian Ze’s role in reviving Zimbabwe’s flue-cured tobacco sector in the wider discourse on Zimbabwe- China cooperation: will the scorecard remain win-win?
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2015The milestone 1998 land reform conference convened by Zimbabwe and major donors ended in a stalemate on how the country was to proceed thereon. In the aftermath of that landmark event, Zimbabwe proceeded unilaterally in implementing a fairly radical land reform programme that saw land owned by almost all white large scale commercial farmers being redistributed among indigenous people.DocumentEmerging seed markets: the role of Brazilian, Chinese and Indian seeds in African agriculture
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2014In recent years, three of the largest emerging powers, Brazil, China and India, have all brought about incredible agricultural revolutions and seeds have played a big part in that story. Nowadays, their seed markets are all within the world’s top ten in terms of value and their companies are eager to expand into new markets, particularly in Africa.Pages