An Overview of Chinese Agricultural and Rural Engagement in Ethiopia
The recent expansion of Chinese economic engagement in Africa is often poorly documented and not well understood. This paper is the first in an International Food Policy Research Institute-sponsored effort to better understand Chinese engagement in Africa’s agricultural sector. A clearer picture of...
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| author | Bräutigam, Deborah Tang, Xiaoyang |
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| description | The recent expansion of Chinese economic engagement in Africa is often poorly documented and not well understood. This paper is the first in an International Food Policy Research Institute-sponsored effort to better understand Chinese engagement in Africa’s agricultural sector. A clearer picture of Chinese activities in agriculture is important as a foundation for Africans and their development partners to more fruitfully engage with an increasingly important actor. This overview paper explores China’s engagement in rural Ethiopia in historical perspective, focusing on foreign aid, other official engagements, and investment by Chinese firms between 1970 and 2011. We find that Chinese engagement in agriculture and rural development in Ethiopia is longstanding, but at present, Chinese farming investment is far smaller than generally believed. Changes in this engagement reflect the changes in China’s engagement in Africa more generally. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1538762025-11-06T06:07:05Z An Overview of Chinese Agricultural and Rural Engagement in Ethiopia Bräutigam, Deborah Tang, Xiaoyang development aid agriculture agro-industrial sector The recent expansion of Chinese economic engagement in Africa is often poorly documented and not well understood. This paper is the first in an International Food Policy Research Institute-sponsored effort to better understand Chinese engagement in Africa’s agricultural sector. A clearer picture of Chinese activities in agriculture is important as a foundation for Africans and their development partners to more fruitfully engage with an increasingly important actor. This overview paper explores China’s engagement in rural Ethiopia in historical perspective, focusing on foreign aid, other official engagements, and investment by Chinese firms between 1970 and 2011. We find that Chinese engagement in agriculture and rural development in Ethiopia is longstanding, but at present, Chinese farming investment is far smaller than generally believed. Changes in this engagement reflect the changes in China’s engagement in Africa more generally. 2012 2024-10-01T13:58:08Z 2024-10-01T13:58:08Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153876 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bräutigam, Deborah; Tang, Xiaoyang. 2012. Bräutigam, Deborah; Tang, Xiaoyang. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1185. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153876 |
| spellingShingle | development aid agriculture agro-industrial sector Bräutigam, Deborah Tang, Xiaoyang An Overview of Chinese Agricultural and Rural Engagement in Ethiopia |
| title | An Overview of Chinese Agricultural and Rural Engagement in Ethiopia |
| title_full | An Overview of Chinese Agricultural and Rural Engagement in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | An Overview of Chinese Agricultural and Rural Engagement in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Overview of Chinese Agricultural and Rural Engagement in Ethiopia |
| title_short | An Overview of Chinese Agricultural and Rural Engagement in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | overview of chinese agricultural and rural engagement in ethiopia |
| topic | development aid agriculture agro-industrial sector |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153876 |
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