Chinese agricultural technology demonstration centres (ATDCs) in Rwanda are more about business opportunities than helping Africans feed themselves, according to reports. Building on six months of investment, totalling more than $300m, ATDCs have set up mushroom farms in the country, with Chinese experts trying to help Rwandan farmers become self-sufficient, and giving China a business foothold in the continent. However, a lack of appetite for the fungus and local awareness of the project have proved problematic.
Chinese agricultural technology demonstration centres (ATDCs) in Rwanda are more about business opportunities than helping Africans feed themselves, according to reports. Building on 13 years of investment, totalling more than $300m, ATDCs have set up mushroom farms in the country, with Chinese experts trying to help Rwandan farmers become self-sufficient, and giving China a business foothold in the continent. However, a lack of appetite for the fungus and local awareness of the project have proved problematic.