28.08.2013 - Brazil and China scramble for agricultural influence in Africa
Agriculture is central to Chinese and Brazilian development efforts – how trailblazing are their methods? China and Brazil have identified agriculture as central to their development efforts in Africa, confident in the belief that they can make valuable contributions based on their own agricultural success. China trumpets its ability to feed 20% of the world's population on roughly 10% of the world's arable land, while Brazil can boast of agribusiness-led commercial production of soya bean and ethanol as well as its promotion of smaller-scale farming...............................................Full Article: Source
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