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Employment effects of foreign agricultural investments – expectations unfulfilled?

  • Helle Munk Ravnborg
  • , Bernard Bashaasha
  • , Rikke Brandt Broegaard
  • , Michael Byaruhanga
  • , Evelyne Lazaro
  • , Festo Maro
  • , Khamaldin Mutabazi
  • , David Tumusiime
    • Makerere University
    • Sokoine University of Agriculture
    • Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen

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    Abstract

    Since the hike in food prices in 2007-2008, national as well as international policy attention has been strongly focused on promoting foreign agricultural investments, e.g. in sub-Saharan Africa. While in some cases such a focus may be justified, policies which favour foreign investments may work to the detriment of locally-owned family farms which represent a strong – and in many cases stronger – source of rural employment generation than foreign agricultural investments.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationCopenhagen
    PublisherDanish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
    Number of pages4
    Publication statusPublished - 31 Oct 2023
    SeriesDIIS Policy Brief

    Keywords

    • Agricultural investment
    • Poverty
    • Job creation
    • Development
    • Employment

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