Foreign Direct Investment In Agriculture

Author : Atkeyelsh G. M. Persson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429670794

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Foreign Direct Investment in Large-Scale Agriculture in Africa by Atkeyelsh G. M. Persson Pdf

This book examines environmental sustainability and inclusive economic growth, providing in-depth analysis of foreign direct investment (FDI) in large-scale agriculture in Ethiopia. In most African states, arable land and other natural resources play a pivotal role for economic growth and development. Ethiopia is one of those countries where agriculture is the backbone of the economy. This sector has also been an attraction for FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa since the global food and financial crisis of 2007 and 2008. This book uses six foreign investments in large-scale agriculture as case studies to examine current Ethiopian policies, the patterns of investment they promote, how these impact on land-based resources and communities’ wellbeing. Presenting analyses of the economic, social and political realities of foreign direct investment in the local context, Foreign Direct Investment in Large-Scale Agriculture in Africa discusses how the fundamental principles of pro-poor and environmentally sustainable investments intersect with the government’s ambition to advance Ethiopia’s development agenda. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of African economics and sustainable development, African policy makers, intergovernmental organisations as well as multilateral and bilateral development partners.

Author : Pascal Liu
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822040867111

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Trends and Impacts of Foreign Investment in Developing Country Agriculture by Pascal Liu Pdf

Substantial increases in agricultural investments in developing countries are needed to combat poverty and realize food security and nutrition goals. There is evidence that agricultural investments can generate a wide range of developmental benefits, but these benefits cannot be expected to arise automatically and some forms of large-scale investment carry risks for host countries. Although there has been much debate about the potential benefits and risks of international investment, there is no systematic evidence on the actual impacts on the host country and their determinants. In order to acquire an in-depth understanding of potential benefits, constraints and costs of foreign investment in agriculture and of the business models that are more conducive to development, FAO has undertaken research in developing countries.This publication summarizes the results of this research, in particular through the presentation of the main findings of case studies in nine developing countries. It presents case studies on policies to attract foreign investment in agriculture and their impacts on national economic development in selected countries in Africa, Asian and Latin America.

Author : Jan Schüpbach
Publisher : vdf Hochschulverlag AG
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783728137197

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Foreign Direct Investment in Agriculture by Jan Schüpbach Pdf

Foreign direct investment in agriculture and land has increased substantially since the 2007–2008 food price crisis. However, there is a severe lack of quantitative evidence on its economic impact. Therefore, the primary goal of this study was to collect and analyze empirical evidence, in order to better understand the potential benefits and pitfalls of such investments and related processes of agricultural commercialization. In particular, the study tests the effect of two strategies for including smallholder farmers into modern food supply chains: 1. Outgrower schemes, i.e. a type of contract farming whereby small-scale farmers produce crops for large-scale farming enterprises 2. Wage employment on large-scale estates The central part of the study looks at one specific investment project in the Zambian sugar cane sector. This sectoral focus was supplemented by a broader, cross sectoral analysis of a large, nationally representative panel survey. Overall, the evidence suggests that large-scale investments by foreign as well as domestic companies, and especially the model of cooperation with smallholder farmers in outgrower schemes, can indeed have positive and significant effects on the income and wealth of rural households.

Author : Kordula Pfeiffer
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783668549173

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Foreign Direct Investment in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Implications for Sustainable Development and Rural Livelihoods by Kordula Pfeiffer Pdf

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Politik - Region: Afrika, Note: 1,3, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Veranstaltung: Economics of Human Development, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Large-scale land acquisitions have raised questions about benefits and long-term impacts of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on host countries. Against this background the paper investigates how local economies, environment and finally the livelihoods of current rural land users are affected. For this purpose FDI are analyzed using different project examples of various countries that account for 50 % of the total area under FDI in Africa like Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia, but also Kenia and Uganda. International as well as national policy-making needs to meet reciprocal effects and thus complex goals. This requires an inclusion of development goals in the investment policy-making. As foreign investors have shown a keen interest in Mozambique for biofuel production, the paper aims to use positive findings in order to derive strategies that lead to sustainable development without compromising rural livelihoods. What basic requirements for responsible investment should be given will be illustrated based on the most relevant principles and guidelines.

Author : Carl Mabbs-Zeno
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Agriculture and state
ISBN : UIUC:30112019007852

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Private Foreign Investment in Nigerian Agriculture by Carl Mabbs-Zeno Pdf

Author : Jan Schüpbach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3728137200

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Foreign Direct Investment in Agriculture by Jan Schüpbach Pdf

Foreign direct investment in agriculture and land has increased substantially since the 2007¿2008 food price crisis. However, there is a severe lack of quantitative evidence on its economic impact.

Author : W. Hartley Furtan,Statistics Canada. Agriculture Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 0662374347

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The Effect of FDI on Agriculture and Food Trade [electronic Resource] : an Empirical Analysis by W. Hartley Furtan,Statistics Canada. Agriculture Division Pdf

One of the major planks of Canadian agricultural policy is the expansion of agricultural and food exports. However, the relationship between trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) has not been considered in the policy debate. This report examines 3 trade and FDI relationships between Canada and the United States. First, it determines the impact of U.S. FDI on growth in Canadian agriculture and food exports to the U.S. Second, it examines the role FDI plays in determining Canadian agriculture and food imports from the U.S, and measures the impact that U.S. FDI has on U.S. exports. Finally, it examines the effect of FDI on total agriculture and food trade between Canada and the United States.

Author : John Anthony Allan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781857436693

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Handbook of Land and Water Grabs in Africa by John Anthony Allan Pdf

Four other themes will addressed: politics, economics, the environment and the history of land investments in sub-Saharan Africa.

Author : Kenneth R. Krause
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Agricultural industries
ISBN : UCR:31210024780072

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Foreign Investment in the U.S. Food and Agricultural System by Kenneth R. Krause Pdf

Author : Saifullah Syed,Masahiro Miyazako
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9251075891

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Promoting Investment in Agriculture for Increased Production and Productivity by Saifullah Syed,Masahiro Miyazako Pdf

This book identifies drivers of investment and then analyses policy options that cause those drivers to channel investment into agriculture in developing countries. Chapter 2 presents the concept and definition of investment in general, and chapter 3 analyses investment in agriculture. Chapter 4 presents levels and trends of current investment in agriculture at the global and national level. Chapter 5 describes the different investors who invest for capital formation at the farm level and their relative contributions. It focuses on the private sector, the public sector, official development assistance and foreign direct investment (FDI). Chapter 6 discusses the drivers of investment for farm-level capital formation and in agro-industry. Chapter 7 looks at ways to promote investment for on-farm capital formation, investment by the public sector, investment in agro-industry and FDI.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Home country measures that promote responsible foreign agricultural investment: by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This paper summarizes the good practices by nine selected OECD countries that seek to promote responsible foreign investment in developing country agriculture, primarily by investors in their territory or jurisdiction. The study provides examples of the increasing trend of home countries in establishing binding legal norms and other mechanisms as safeguards that are relevant for agricultural investment. It finds that states apply some specific provisions to hold private corporate actors investing in agriculture abroad accountable, for example in regard to bribery of foreign public officials. Investment home countries are also increasingly using safeguards relevant for agricultural investment by companies that are controlled by the state or seek its support. Furthermore, Public‑Private Partnerships are increasingly used in development assistance projects as a means to promote responsible agricultural investment. In these cases, the safeguards usually imply the use of negotiated and approved instruments such as the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT). The Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI), endorsed in 2014 by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), are likely to become a major guidance instrument, given recent declarations by the G7 and G20.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : OSU:32435063056121

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Foreign Agricultural Economic Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : OECD,International Monetary Fund
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781589062207

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Foreign Direct Investment Statistics How Countries Measure FDI by OECD,International Monetary Fund Pdf

Foreign Direct Investment Statistics: How Countries Measure FDI shows progress in recent years in moving toward compilation in accordance with international standards that have been established by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the ...

Author : Bernard M. Hoekman,Kym Anderson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Agricultural Production
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Developing Country Agriculture and the New Trade Agenda by Bernard M. Hoekman,Kym Anderson Pdf

Abstract: May 1999 - In the new round of World Trade Organization talks expected in late 1999, negotiations about access to agricultural and services markets should be given top priority, but new trade agenda issues should also be discussed. Including new trade agenda issues would increase market discipline's role in the allocation of resources in agriculture and would encourage nonagricultural groups with interests in the new issues to take part in the round, counterbalancing forces favoring agricultural protection. A new round of World Trade Organization negotiations on agriculture, services, and perhaps other issues is expected in late 1999. To what extent should those negotiations include new trade agenda items aimed at ensuring that domestic regulatory policies do not discriminate against foreign suppliers? Hoekman and Anderson argue that negotiations about market access should be given priority, as the potential welfare gains from liberalizing access to agricultural (and services) markets are still huge, but new issues should be included too. Including new trade agenda issues would increase the role of market discipline in the allocation of resources in agriculture and would encourage nonagricultural groups with interests in the new issues to take part in the round, counterbalancing forces in favor of agricultural protection. They also argue, however, that rule-making efforts to accommodate the new issues should be de-linked from negotiations about access to agricultural markets, because the issues affect activity in all sectors. This paper-a product of the Development Research Group-is part of a larger effort in the group to analyze options and priorities for developing countries in the run-up to a new round of WTO negotiations. Bernard Hoekman may be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected].

Author : Sarbajit Chaudhuri,Ujjaini Mukhopadhyay
Publisher : Springer
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788132218982

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Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries by Sarbajit Chaudhuri,Ujjaini Mukhopadhyay Pdf

In development literature Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is traditionally considered to be instrumental for the economic growth of all countries, particularly the developing ones. It acts as a panacea for breaking out of the vicious circle of low savings/low income and facilitates the import of capital goods and advanced technical knowhow. This book delves into the complex interaction of FDI with diverse factors. While FDI affects the efficiency of domestic producers through technological diffusion and spill-over effects, it also impinges on the labor market, affecting unemployment levels, human capital formation, wages (and wage inequality) and poverty; furthermore, it has important implications for socio-economic issues such as child labor, agricultural disputes over Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and environmental pollution. The empirical evidence with regard to most of the effects of FDI is highly mixed and reflects the fact that there are a number of mechanisms involved that interact with each other to produce opposing results. The book highlights the theoretical underpinnings behind the inherent contradictions and shows that the final outcome depends on a number of country-specific factors such as the nature of non-traded goods, factor endowments, technological and institutional factors. Thus, though not exhaustive, the book integrates FDI within most of the existing economic systems in order to define its much-debated role in developing economies. A theoretical analysis of the different facets of FDI as proposed in the book is thus indispensable, especially for the formulation of appropriate policies for foreign capital.