Trends and impact of foreign investment in developing country agriculture : evidence from case studies / / [edited by Pascal Liu and others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910966126103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Rome : , : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (378 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LiuPascal
• Soggetti: Agriculture - Developing countries - Finance; Investments, Foreign - Developing countries; Farms - Developing countries - Foreign ownership
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Trends and impacts of foreign investment in developing country agriculture""; ""Evidence from case studies""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Acronyms""; ""Acronyms""; ""Foreword""; ""Table of contents""; ""List of figures""; ""List of tables""; ""List of boxes""; ""List of charts""; ""PART ONE INTRODUCTION""; ""PART TWO OVERVIEW OF TRENDS IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI)""; ""PART THREE POLICIES FOR ATTRACTING FDI AND IMPACTS ON NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT""; ""PART FOUR BUSINESS MODELS FOR AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT - IMPACTS ON LOCAL DEVELOPMENT""; ""PART FIVE SYNTHESIS OF FINDINGS""; ""PART SIX CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""
• Sommario/riassunto: Substantial increases in agricultural investments in developing countries are needed to combat poverty and realize food security and nutrition goals. There is evidence that agricultural investments can generate a wide range of developmental benefits, but these benefits cannot be expected to arise automatically and some forms of large-scale investment carry risks for host countries. Although there has been much debate about the potential benefits and risks of international investment, there is no systematic evidence on the actual impacts on the host country and their determinants. In order to acquire an in-depth understanding of potential benefits, constraints and costs of ; foreign investment in agriculture and of the business models that are more conducive to development, FAO has undertaken research in developing countries.This publication summarizes the results of this research, in particular through the presentation of the main findings of case studies in nine developing countries. It presents case studies on policies to attract foreign investment in agriculture and their impacts on national economic development in selected countries in Africa, Asian and Latin America.