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China is funding African farmers but not food processing and storage: Why it's a problem

China has become one of Africa's largest development financiers.

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China has become one of Africa's largest development financiers. Since 2000, Chinese and other state-backed institutions have committed more than US$180 billion in loans to African countries. The money has been used to finance roads, railways, power stations, ports, water infrastructure and industrial projects. Agriculture has also become part of this expan…

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