tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post3698834153739285707..comments2023-09-18T09:55:35.795-04:00Comments on China in Africa: The Real Story: Links I Liked: Land Grabs, Etc.Deborah Brautigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813215294689392170noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post-35519405407277184452012-03-31T16:29:26.138-04:002012-03-31T16:29:26.138-04:00Nice link. It is refreshing to see some concrete e...Nice link. It is refreshing to see some concrete evidence that it is rather Western countries leading the way in land grabs, not necessarily China and the Middle East like is often claimed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post-58750068591131587372012-03-27T17:17:54.167-04:002012-03-27T17:17:54.167-04:00This is true. China is actually less involved tha...This is true. China is actually less involved than is believed. Where China is heavily involved in buying farmland is in Australia believe it or not, but less so in Africa. Also, "land grabs" is not always accurate, plenty of win-win projects as well.farmland investment in Africahttp://www.greenworldbvi.com/alternative-investments-options/agricultural-farmland/african/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post-67690615932095516512012-03-26T06:32:24.073-04:002012-03-26T06:32:24.073-04:00Dear Prof. Brautigam,
You may also be interested i...Dear Prof. Brautigam,<br />You may also be interested in reading CIFOR's recent report (2011 - can be accessed at http://www.cifor.org/nc/online-library/browse/view-publication/publication/3732.html) on 'The Anatomy of large-scale farmland acquisitions in sub-Saharan Africa', which asserts that the UK and the USA are by far leading the way, with China a distant last of countries analysed.Jessica Chunoreply@blogger.com