Chinese agricultural engagement in Zambia: A grassroots analysis

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A former Chinese soldier now farming in Zambia with a village elder, Zambia 2008. (Photo: Solange Guo Chatelard)
SAIS-CARI | January 2015

Chinese agricultural engagement in Zambia: A grassroots analysis

by Solange Guo Chatelard and Jessica M. Chu

Recent focus on large-scale Chinese investments in African agriculture has fueled popular misperceptions of Chinese "land grabs" and has overshadowed another unexplored - and perhaps more significant - phenomenon the rise of medium-scale private Chinese farmers and rural entrepreneurs.

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  • 14 January 2015

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