Joanny Bélair

Joanny Bélair is a fourth-year Ph.D. student at the School of political studies, University of Ottawa. Her dissertation is titled: Land investments in Tanzania: a local perspective on the political economy of agri-food projects. As part of this research project, she conducted a nine-months field research—mostly in rural areas of Tanzania—in two specific regions, Pwani and Kagera.

Agricultural investments in Tanzania: economic opportunities or new forms of exploitation?

Many are celebrating the fact that Tanzania is welcoming private investors in the agricultural sector, but who is really benefitting from these investments and at what cost?

By Joanny Bélair

/ 13 Nov 2017

Agricultural investments in Tanzania: economic opportunities or new forms of exploitation?

Many are celebrating the fact that Tanzania is welcoming private investors in the agricultural sector, but who is really benefitting from these investments and at what cost?

By Joanny Bélair

/ 13 Nov 2017