China and Brazil in African Agriculture

World Development published a special issue in 2016 titled "China and Brazil in African Agriculture."  It contains the following articles pertaining to China, all of which are open access:

--A New Politics of Development Cooperation? Chinese and Brazilian Engagements in African Agriculture by Ian Scoones, Kojo Amanor, Arilson Favareto and Qi Gubo.
--South-South Cooperation, Agribusiness and African Agricultural Development: Brazil and China in Ghana and Mozambique by Kojo Amanor and Sergio Chichava.
--Chinese State Capitalism? Rethinking the Role of the State and Business in Chinese Development Cooperation in Africa by Jing Gu, Zhang Chuanhong, Alcides Vaz, and Langton Mukwereza. 
--Chinese Migrants in Africa: Facts and Fictions from the Agri-food Sector in Ethiopia and Ghana by Seth Cook, Jixia Lu, Henry Tugendhat, and Dawit Alemu.
--Chinese Agricultural Training Courses for African Officials: Between Power and Partnerships by Henry Tugendhat and Dawit Alemu.
--Science, Technology and the Politics of Knowledge: The Case of China's Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centers in Africa by Xiuli Xu, Xiaoyun Li, Gubo Qi, Lixia Tang, and Langton Mukwereza. 

China, India and Brazil in Africa

Sebastian Barnet Fuchs

Sebastian Barnet Fuchs, coordinator for development policy and human rights for the Political Dialogue Analysis Team at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Berlin wrote a nice summary titled "China, India and Brazil in Africa: Effects on Development Policy" for the February 2013 KAS International Reports.

He concluded that China, India and Brazil do not view their close ties with African governments as the donor-recipient relationship that has characterized Western development cooperation programs.

Rather than aid projects, they focus on trade and direct investment.  Their aid is largely unconditional, which runs counter to the Western approach towards development assistance.