Journal Article

IDS Bulletin Vol. 44 Nos. 4

Brazil–Africa Agricultural Cooperation Encounters: Drivers, Narratives and Imaginaries of Africa and Development

Published on 1 July 2013

Brazilian development cooperation is increasingly in the spotlight.

Africa is a major destination and agriculture tops the list of priority fields on intervention, with Embrapa leading cooperation projects. But patterns of cooperation in Africa are changing as other public, private and civil society actors enter the realm of cooperation and bring along contrasting narratives and experiences of agricultural development. This article maps the evolving nature of Brazilian development cooperation in agriculture and discusses emerging features of the Brazil–Africa encounter, considering knowledge framings, policy narratives, imaginaries and the motivations driving a diversity of technical and political actors.

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This article comes from the IDS Bulletin 44.4 (2013) Brazil–Africa Agricultural Cooperation Encounters: Drivers, Narratives and Imaginaries of Africa and Development

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Cabral, L., Shankland, A., Favareto, A. and Costa Vaz, A. (2013) Brazil–Africa Agricultural Cooperation Encounters: Drivers, Narratives and Imaginaries of Africa and Development. IDS Bulletin 44(4): 53-68

Authors

Lídia Cabral

Rural Futures Cluster Lead

Alex Shankland

Research Fellow

Arilson Favareto
Alcides Costa Vaz

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Institute of Development Studies
doi
10.1111/1759-5436.12042

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