Large-scale Commercial Agriculture in Africa: Lessons from the Past

Paper considers how the choice of business model, the local context and the political environment affect outcomes of commercial agriculture ventures. Based on a review of past experiences with three commercial farming models, the study reveals the conditions that have provided the most stable environment for investors but also protected the most vulnerable in society and created the best chance for technology transfer and local economic linkages

Source Future Agricultures & Plaas (Policy Brief 65), Rebecca Smalley