Essays about: "foreign agricultural investor"

Found 5 essays containing the words foreign agricultural investor.

1. 1. The impacts of a cancelled large-scale agricultural investment on smallholder farmers’ land use and access

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Philipp Erbach; [2023]
   Keywords : large-scale; agriculture; small-scale farming; power relations; knowledge; post-colonialism; land; Tanzania;

   Abstract : Large-scale agricultural investments have seen a rise in popularity over the years, promising economic growth, food security, and poverty eradication around the globe. Through the rising involvement of development aid agencies with private investors, the number of foreign large-scale investments in developing countries significantly increased. READ MORE

3. 2. The effect of the European structural and investment funds on regional financial interest

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Henrik Cederholm; [2020]
   Keywords : European Union; EU; European structural and investment funds; Cohesion policy; EU regional policy; M A; Merger and acquisition; Foreign direct investment; Private investments; European regional development fund; European social fund; European agricultural fund for rural development; Cohesion fund; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines what effect the European structural and investment funds have on financial interest in EU regions for the period 2006 to 2014. The aim of the paper is to fill the gap in research into the EU funds’ success at attracting financial interest in the form of private investment to EU regions. READ MORE

4. 3. Foreign agricultural investors in Eastern Germany : a qualitative study of how they affect the local labour market

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Janine Grosse; [2015]
   Keywords : employment effects; foreign agricultural investor; labour economics; structural change;

   Abstract : Foreign direct investment in agricultural land became more important in public discussions, whether in international dimensions or on the national level. This study focuses on the phenomenon of foreign agricultural investors being proactive in several regions in Germany, specifically in the former East Germany. READ MORE

5. 4. A multi-scale analysis of biofuel-related land acquisitions in Tanzania : with focus on Sweden as an investor

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Emma Johansson; [2013]
   Keywords : social impacts; environmental impacts; jatropha; sugarcane; Tanzania; Sweden; biofuel; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Land acquisition; DPSIR; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Spurred on by pressure to find sustainable energy production alternatives to fossil fuels, many industries have been acquiring land in order to plant crops for biofuel production. In Tanzania, biofuel development is in an early stage, and over the last decade, several foreign actors have tried to start up biofuel projects in the country (without success). READ MORE

6. 5. Cultivating Russia's Forgotten Treasure: Explaining the current international agricultural investments in Russia

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Ida Sundahl; Ina Cronstedt; [2010]
   Keywords : Russia; agriculture; comparative advantages; competitive advantages;

   Abstract : This paper attempts to answer to what extent and how can the current foreign investors capture the alleged potential of the Russian agricultural market? The question is answered in a combined analysis of Russia’s comparative advantages in agriculture, expressed in terms of relative factor endowment, and an analysis of the competitive advantages of the foreign investors. Black Earth Farming Ltd. READ MORE