The problem with profit

Sugar_cane_store_Tis_IsatIn a new post on the blog From Poverty To Power, Henry Tugendhat examines DFID’s policy of working with private investors to invest in developing economies.

What can the UK learn from Chinese and Brazilian experiences in Africa? As new research from the China and Brazil in African Agriculture project suggests, what is good for business may not benefit small farmers and poor people.

Photo: Sugar cane store, Tis Isat by zz77 on Flickr