Agrarian reforms in Africa which depict the private sector as the engine of poverty alleviation through agricultural growth corridors sparked critique by scholars and activists alike. While the most criticized investors are acquiring land, research on other ways in which the private sector engages in corridors is scarce. Iris Idil provides a political economy analysis of whether input suppliers, banks, and crop buyers are coordinating with smallholders through markets and whether contract farming prospers in the Southern agricultural growth corridors of Tanzania. This book appeals to scholars and practitioners from various fields, offering timely and new critical insights to a prevalent debate.weiterlesen