china in african agriculture - henry tugendhat
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China and Brazil in African agriculture: co-operation or culture clash?
Monday 15th June, 2015
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China in African Agriculture
Henry Tugendhat
15 June 2015
Overview
1. Why is China engaging in African agriculture?
– Drivers and land grabs
2. What do we know about Chinese cooperation to date?
3. What is the connection between the Chinese state and business in Africa?
4. Issues raised by the research
1. China-Africa Cooperation Then
1. China-Africa Cooperation Now
1. Agricultural Self-Sufficiency Issues
1. Chinese Land Grabs? Comparing reported, confirmed and operational Chinese agricultural investments
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT CHINESE COOPERATION?
2. China White Paper on Foreign Aid 2011
11%
33%
19%
31%
6%
2,025 projects "By the end of 2009"
Agricultural Projects Public Facilities Economic Infrastructure
Industry Others
2. China White Paper on Foreign Aid 2014
8%
62%
27%
3% 0%
580 projects between 2010-2012
Agricultural Projects Public Facilities Economic Infrastructure
Industry Others
2. China White Paper on Foreign Aid 2014
Distribution of Foreign Assistance Funds 2010-2012
WHAT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CHINESE STATE AND BUSINESS IN AFRICA?
3. Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centres
ATDCs established after FOCAC 2006
ATDCs established after FOCAC 2009
Source: Tang, Xiaoyang [唐晓阳] ‘The evolution and effects of Chinese agricultural aid to Africa’国际关系理论 (2013)
3. State-Business Relations
3. State Owned Enterprises
Tianze Zimbabwe
3. Under the Radar
4. Some selected issues raised
• Political contexts matter
• Beware simplistic assumptions about ‘transfer’: contexts matter, time and learning is important, what’s appropriate depends on who it’s aimed at.
• Building long-term platforms: investment in training and expertise exchange is really significant.
• Linking state-backed aid with business is central. But questions about who benefits?
• Informal, networked, incremental investments outside state-directed processes may have big impacts in longer term.
