The challenges of investing in large-scale farming operations in Tanzania include the welfare of local smallholder farmers. The BBC talks to Carter Coleman, Director of Agrica Limited, and CEO of Kilombero Plantations Limited (KPL) in Tanzania, about the need for investment and the benefits that financing, education, and technology can bring for the local farmers. Mr. Coleman will discuss these issues and more at Global AgInvesting Middle East in Abu Dhabi, February 24-26, 2014.
From the BBC:
The G8 last year launched a strategy aimed at boosting food production called the “New Alliance”. The idea is that governments free up land while agri-businesses bring expertise, technology and financial muscle. Tanzania is one of the six countries where the scheme is being rolled out first. Lucy Hooker has been finding out what it will mean for the millions of ordinary farmers who work the land.
