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

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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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