Land, investments and public-private partnerships: what happened to the Beira Agricultural Growth Corridor in Mozambique?

Kaarhus, Randi

doi:10.1017/s0022278x17000489

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“…If companies invest in these countries, the cost of the initial investment is higher. At the macro level, although these regions are rich in resources, they are poorly governed [7]. In addition to facing high political, economic, and legal risks, enterprises will also bear the pressure of international public opinion.…”

Section: Characteristics Of China's Agricultural Fdimentioning

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“…The lease term can vary from country to country, usually 15 or 20 years, and long term can reach more than 99 years [49]. Land leasing has always been the most commonly used model in China's agricultural investment projects, but its risks are high [7]. In addition to seeking land for agricultural production, Chinese investors are also implementing a contract farming model [7].…”

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“…Land leasing has always been the most commonly used model in China's agricultural investment projects, but its risks are high [7]. In addition to seeking land for agricultural production, Chinese investors are also implementing a contract farming model [7]. Investors will provide local farmers with inputs to grow certain crops, as companies provide farmers with seeds, fertilizers, and agricultural machinery [10], and agree to purchase agricultural products from these farmers [10,50].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to FAO projections, an average of $209 billion in annual investment is required to meet the projected agricultural demand of 93 developing countries in 2050 [6]. Since most of the less developed countries have limited agricultural investment capacity, they need to rely on overseas agricultural investment to meet their development needs [7].…”

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Can China’s Agricultural FDI in Developing Countries Achieve a Win-Win Goal?—Enlightenment from the Literature

2018

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Since 2014, there have been increasing numbers of undernourished people in the world, mainly distributed in developing countries. At the same time, the rapid growth of China's agricultural FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) has attracted international attention. There are different opinions on whether China's fast-growing agricultural investment can contribute to promoting global food security. The objective of the article is to clarify the consensus and differences of current research, and explore the actual impacts of China's agricultural FDI. This paper adopts the Grounded Theory to sort out the characteristics, reasons, and impacts of China's agricultural FDI and their intrinsic relationship. The results show that private enterprises are the mainstay of China's agricultural FDI, mainly concentrated in developing countries in Asia and a few developed countries such as Singapore, New Zealand, and the United States. As the investment model is transformed from land leasing to mergers and acquisitions, China's agricultural investment links are transformed from planting to full-industry chain operations. The motives of Chinese agricultural FDI are affected by corporate goals, national strategies, and the international environment. For China, overseas agricultural investment guarantees national food security, helps expand the agricultural product market, and enhances China's influence. For the host country, China's agricultural investment brings about agricultural technology, management experience, and employment opportunities. However, in the actual investment process, the investment model of land leasing has caused the instability of local farmers' livelihoods, and the excessive pursuit of profits by Chinese companies has also led to an unfair distribution of agricultural products. All of these may bring some challenges to the social and economic development of the host country to a certain extent, affecting the realization of win-win goals. In order to achieve a win-win goal, at the enterprise level, Chinese companies should make the investment model fit the interests and development goals of the host country, rationally choose the investment location, and abide by local rules. At the government level, the Chinese government should guide enterprises to focus on the less developed countries and regions that are most in need of introducing agricultural investment, and provide enterprises with risk protection. At the international level, it is necessary to strengthen the formulation and improvement of international agricultural investment rules, guide the public to form an objective understanding of agricultural investment behavior and impact, and create a suitable environment for international agricultural investment.

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Section: Characteristics Of China's Agricultural Fdimentioning

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Section: Characteristics Of China's Agricultural Fdimentioning

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“…Global large-scale overseas investment in land could counteract poverty reduction measures and impede the development of global food security (Naylor, 2011;Amanor & Chichava, 2016). The development of the agricultural industry in developing countries creates spillover effects through channels such as increasing employment and taxation, thereby promoting the sustainable development of these countries (Pitcher, 2008;Hall, 2012;Amanor & Chichava, 2016;Chen et al, 2017;Kaarhus, 2018;Nzabuheraheza & Nyiramugwera, 2017;Chichava et al, 2013;Morea & Balzarini, 2018). In order to achieve a win-win goal, from the enterprise perspective, it is necessary to rationally plan the investment layout and balance the development needs of itself and the target country (Malone, 2019).…”

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Socio-economic Impact of Chinese Agribusiness Entrepreneurs in Russian Far East on Local Farmers

Yi¹,

Gudaj²,

Arefieva³

et al. 2020

JAS

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Since the liberalization of the Sino-Soviet border in 1990's, Chinese farmers have been actively engaged in the economy of Russian Far East. Literature suggests that Chinese workers fill a labour shortage, contribute positively to local food security, with negative impacts being more socially normative and political, than economic. So far no economic empirical research exists about Chinese farmers' presence in Russian Far East. On the basis of a panel data, an econometric model was used to analyse socio-economic impact of Chinese agribusiness entrepreneurs in Russian Far East on local households. Regression models show that presence of Chinese farmers in Russian Far East increases the probability of higher well-being, farm income, food costs and share of Chinese food purchased among Russian Far East households. These results suggest that benefits of cooperation with Chinese farmers and retailers should not be ignored when designing policies towards sustainable development of rural areas in Russian Far East. Possible environmental, social and economic externalities of further soybean production in Russian Far East are also discussed.Our analysis is focused on two broad questions. First, what is the impact of Chinese farms cultivating soybean in RFE on local rural household income, well-being and costs of living (spending)? Second, what farming, legal, entrepreneurship and contextual factors influence the magnitude and relative importance impact? We investigated effects of number of Chinese farm in 20 km range (no.), selling to Chinese (0-1), share of production sold to Chinese (%) and distance to Chinese farm (km) on well-being, farm income, food cost and share of Chinese food purchased among Russian Far East households.Our hypothesis was that more farms in 20 km range and/or selling to Chinese and/or selling more to Chinese and/or closer distance to the Chinese farm will increase probability of lower well-being, lower farm income, lower food costs and greater share of Chinese food purchased among Russian Far East households. Our findings

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A Socio-legal Analysis of the Complexity of Litigating Ancestral Land Rights

Odendaal

Hebinck

2021

Economic Geography

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Land, investments and public-private partnerships: what happened to the Beira Agricultural Growth Corridor in Mozambique?

Cited by 35 publications

References 34 publications

Can China’s Agricultural FDI in Developing Countries Achieve a Win-Win Goal?—Enlightenment from the Literature

Can China’s Agricultural FDI in Developing Countries Achieve a Win-Win Goal?—Enlightenment from the Literature

Socio-economic Impact of Chinese Agribusiness Entrepreneurs in Russian Far East on Local Farmers

A Socio-legal Analysis of the Complexity of Litigating Ancestral Land Rights

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