China is funding African farmers but not food processing and storage: why it’s a problem

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:30:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/china-is-funding-african-farmers-but-not-food-processing-and-storage-why-its-a-problem-287499>

"China has become one of Africa’s largest development financiers. Since 2000,
Chinese and other state-backed institutions have committed more than US$180
billion in loans to African countries. The money has been used to finance
roads, railways, power stations, ports, water infrastructure and industrial
projects. Agriculture has also become part of this expanding partnership. Food
systems specialist Adrino Mazenda analysed Chinese loans to African countries
between 2000 and 2024 to find out about China’s spend in agriculture."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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