Foreign Direct Investment in the Agricultural Sector in Ethopia

Ethiopia is chosen for this case study since the countries government puts a lot of effort on attracting FDIs in order to push agricultural and rural development. FDI flows in the agribusiness sector have increased highly in Ethiopia in the last 3 years (since 2006). As Ethiopia is among the most populous countries on the African continent, more than 45 % of the population suffer from undernourishment (WFP, 2009) and ca. 40 % of the population live from less than one US$ a day we would like to understand which consequences large amounts of FDIs in the agricultural sector will have for the rural population.

• Author: Lucie Weissleder
• Year: 2009