Agricultural investment: Patterns and trends

It is clear to everyone that investment in the agricultural sector in developing countries is one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty and hunger in the world. Agricultural investment can generate a wide range of development opportunities. However, these benefi ts cannot be expected to arise automatically. Some forms of large-scale investment pose significant risks to investor states. It should be noted, however, that, despite discussions about the potential benefits and risks of international investment, there is still no evidence of negative actual consequences for the countries receiving investments. This article examines the issues of investment activity in relation to developing countries using the example of US agribusiness entities.

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Addressing a robust decision in the sugarcane supply chain: Introduction of a new agricultural investment project in Colombia

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture ◽

10.1016/j.compag.2018.12.030 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 157 ◽

pp. 77-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Jimmy Carvajal ◽

William Sarache ◽

Yasel Costa

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Investment Project ◽

Agricultural Investment

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Widows' land rights and agricultural investment

Journal of Development Economics ◽

10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.08.006 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 135 ◽

pp. 449-460 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Brian Dillon ◽

Alessandra Voena

Keyword(s):

Land Rights ◽

Agricultural Investment

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Globalization's Alternatives: Competing or Complementary Perspectives?

Government and Opposition ◽

10.1111/j.1477-7053.2007.00244.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 79-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John Glenn

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Product Differentiation ◽

World Trade ◽

Developing World ◽

International Economy ◽

Vertical Specialization ◽

Main Factors ◽

Partial View ◽

Investment Patterns ◽

Trade And Investment

AbstractRecent writings on globalization have tended to argue that such economic interconnectedness is, in one way or another, geographically delimited. Three competing views appear in the literature, regionalization, triadization and the involutionist perspective. This article challenges the portrayal of these perspectives as competing conceptions and instead argues that each perspective furnishes us with a partial view of a larger process. In so doing, this paper revisits the involutionist perspective, arguing that, in relation to the developing countries’ relative share of world trade and investment shares, the use of the term ‘globalization’ should be questioned. Rather, in relation to trade, involution is a more apt description. However, in terms of FDI, stasis better describes the contemporary international economy. The article then examines the trade and investment patterns within the triad, corroborating earlier findings that each leg of the triad is increasingly trading more with their neighbours than with each other, but that inter-triad FDI is indeed increasing. Three main factors are presented in order to explain the contemporary patterns of trade and investment associated with involution, regionalization and triadization: product differentiation, vertical specialization and the continuing concentration on primary product production in much of the developing world.

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Economic Implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership for Asia and the Pacific

10.22617/wps210371-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Cyn-Young Park ◽

Peter A. Petri ◽

Michael G. Plummer

Keyword(s):

Computable General Equilibrium ◽

Computable General Equilibrium Model ◽

Regional Trade ◽

Economic Implications ◽

The Pacific ◽

Economic Partnership ◽

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ◽

Factor Returns ◽

Investment Patterns ◽

Trade And Investment

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) presents strong potential to mold regional trade and investment patterns well into the future and to influence the direction of global economic cooperation at a challenging time. This paper evaluates the RCEP’s impact on global and regional incomes, trade, economic structure, factor returns, and employment using a computable general equilibrium model. The results suggest that the RCEP agreement could generate sizable global income gains. Together with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership, the RCEP will also strengthen the region’s manufacturing supply chains, raising productivity and increasing wages and employment.

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Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment Patterns and Performance

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1573346 ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Bernardo Bortolotti ◽

Veljko Fotak ◽

William Miracky ◽

William L. Megginson

Keyword(s):

Sovereign Wealth Fund ◽

And Performance ◽

Fund Investment ◽

Investment Patterns

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