The effect of foreign direct investment in the agriculture sector on economic growth in selected African countries

• Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings
• Main Author: Azri A.H.; Rashid I.M.A.; Shafiai S.; Rawabdeh M.; Esquivias M.A.; Faisal S.I.; Qudah A.A.; Jayadi A.; Bakar N.A.; Hamzah H.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2023
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85166579919&doi=10.1063%2f5.0127919&partnerID=40&md5=59bfe7b16a7b4c627bccc9be8b32c64e

This research paper was focusing on the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the agriculture sector on the growth rate of the selected African countries. Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Algeria and Morocco have been selected by the researcher in this study. The researcher selected this country due their highest contribution on growth rate (GDP) among the African countries. To see the relationship between foreign direct investment in the agriculture sector, employment rate, capital and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the country with higher amount of GDP is more suitable to analyse. It is because of high sensitivity between this variable. The writer focus on African region because of the various economic problem that happened within this region. At the end of this research, the researcher hope that the result will be help the government and the other investors to improve economic performance of this region. © 2023 Author(s).