Thursday, December 18, 2014

China Hosts International Conference on Agriculture in Africa

Pambazuka News published on 18 December 2014 a summary of discussions titled "Agricultural International Cooperation in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development" by Shen Xiaolei, a PhD candidate at Peking University.  The conference took place at Peking University on October 13-14, 2014.

The conference summary is divided into the following six topics:

--Africa's rise and agricultural development.
--Africa's agricultural development and international cooperation.
--African endogeneous agro development.
--Land grab and FDI in agriculture from different countries.
--Opportunities and challenges brought by international stakeholders.
--How to measure impacts: perspectives of inclusive growth and sustainable development.