The Politics of Investment in Large Scale Agricultural Ventures: Case of Mpanda Rukwa, Tanzania

Knowledge of the AgriISol deal, secretly negotiated between U.S. investors and the Tanzanian Prime Minister, has mobilized civil society groups. One result has been the execution of a fact-finding mission by local NGOs and journalists to the proposed sites, which confirmed the OI's findings. Read the observations of Bernard Baha, Senior Programme Officer Research Publication and Documentation, LARRRI, "The Politics of Investment in Large Scale Agricultural Ventures: Case of Mpanda Rukwa, Tanzania."