Foreign investment in African land is growing. Countries like China, Saudi Arabia and South Korea are leasing or buying millions of hectares to grow food for their people.
对非洲土地的外商投资持续增加。中国、沙特和韩国等国家租赁或购买了数百万公顷土地为本国人民种植粮食。
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Better practices balance exports with local food needs and give farmers ways to enforce promises by investors. They also make clear what kinds of jobs and how many jobs will be created. Smallholders can gain influence if they form cooperatives or unions or have the support of nongovernmental organizations.
更好的做法平衡了出口和当地粮食需求,并给了农民执行投资者承诺的途径。他们也弄清楚了这会创造什么类型的工作,会有多少工作。如果组成合作社、工会,或者有非政府组织的帮助,小农户就能获得影响力。
There are different business models for cooperation between investors and local farmers.
在投资者和当地农民的合作中有几种不同的商业模式。