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Library Socio-Economic Effects of Chinese Agricultural Investments on the Environment and Local Livelihoods in Uganda

Socio-Economic Effects of Chinese Agricultural Investments on the Environment and Local Livelihoods in Uganda

Socio-Economic Effects of Chinese Agricultural Investments on the Environment and Local Livelihoods in Uganda

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Date of publication
сентября 2016
Resource Language
ISBN / Resource ID
ISBN: 9789970340477
Pages
50

The nature and significance of China's engagements with African agriculture continues to be hotly debated in the media, academia and policy circles around the world. Although China has been engaged in Uganda’s agriculture for more than 40 years, the recent jostle for agricultural land by private Chinese investors is dystifying and justifies the need to conduct a scientific study to provide clear evidence before the issue gets bundled into the messy anecdotal media inquiry.


The primary objective of this study was to profile Chinese investments in Uganda’s agriculture sector and establish their socio-economic effects on the environment and local livelihoods. The analysis was done on the basis of the sustainable rural livelihood approach (SURULA) which uses five key criteria for the analysis of sustainable livelihoods i.e. gainful employment; poverty reduction; well-being and capabilities; livelihood adaptation, vulnerability and resilience; and natural resource base sustainability.

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