Agricultural development and food security in Africa edited by Fantu Cheru and Renu Modi

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Tables List of Boxes List of Figures List of Abbreviations Preface About the Contributors Introduction -- Beyond 'Land Grab': Peasants, the State and Foreign Direct Investment in African agriculture, Fantu Cheru an Renu Modi Part I: Overview 1. Catalyzing an Agricultural Revolution in Africa: What Role for Foreign Direct Investment? Framing the Issues, Fantu Cheru, Renu Modi and Sanusha Naidu 2. Agrarian Transformation in Africa and its Decolonization, Sam Moyo Part II: India 3. India and Africa: New Trends in Sustainable Agricultural Development, Gurjit Singh 4. India's Strategy to Bolster African Agriculture: Assessing the Technology, Knowledge and Finance Platform, Renu Modi 5. Up for Grabs: The Case of Large Indian Investments in Ethiopian Agriculture, Dessalegn Rahmato 6. Indian Agricultural Companies, 'Land Grabbing' in Africa and Activists' Responses, Rick Rowden Part III: Brazil 7. Brazil's Cooperation in Agricultural Development and Food Security i Africa: Assessing the Technology, Finance and Knowledge Platforms, Thomas Cooper Patriota and Francesco Maria Pierri 8. Brazil, Biofuels and Food Securit in Mozambique, Kai Thaler 9. South-South Cooperation in Agriculture: The Case of IBSA, Alexandra Arkhangelskaya and Albert Khamatshin Part IV: China 10. China's food Security Challenge: What Role for Africa?, Simon Freemantle and Jeremy Steven 11. China's Agricultural and Rural Development: Lessons for African Countries, Xiuli Xu and Xiaoyun Li 12. Conclusion and the Way Forward, Fantu Cheru and Renu Modi.

The subject of food security and land issues in Africa has become one of increased importance and contention over recent years. In particular, the focus has shifted to the role new donors from the global South are playing in shaping African agriculture. Approaching the topic through the framework of South-South cooperation, this highly original volume presents a critical analysis of the ways in which Chinese, Indian and Brazilian engagements in African agriculture are structured and implemented. Do these investments improve local living standards, transfer new technology and knowhow to African producers, and reverse the persistent productivity decline in African agriculture? Or will they simply aggravate the problem of food insecurity by accelerating the process of land alienation and displacement of local people?