It has become a cliché to say that Brazil and China are rising powers in international development and that debates on development and aid can no longer overlook their roles. Their growing presence and influence in Africa has attracted much attention from the development community, press and social scientists and is leading to a quickly expanding body of literature, most notably on China (Chichava and Alden 2012; Brautigam 2009; Alden 2007). But as with any new topic, there is still much to be learned and analyses on the political economy of

China-Africa and Brazil-Africa development encounters are yet to be undertaken in a systematic way, particularly at the level of specific policy domains, such as agriculture. This is the gap the present study aims to start addressing. This study is part of a larger research project on Chinese and Brazilian engagements with African agriculture, led by a team of researchers from the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC). The project aims to fill gaps in the literature on the so-called ‘rising powers’ and discuss the novelty and value added of the approaches used and their implications for African agriculture.

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