The politics of seed in Africa’s Green Revolution
The latest issue of the IDS Bulletin examines the politics of cereal seed systems in Africa's Green Revolution. The journal examines how the new Green Revolution in Africa (where technology is used to increase agricultural production) is unfolding in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe, highlighting both the diversity of experiences and the common challenges and pitfalls. Moving beyond the generic hype of much policy discussion, the articles draw out historical lessons, as well as contemporary experiences from the field. (...)
The article:
http://www.ids.ac.uk/news/new-ids-bulletin-looks-at-the-politics-of-seed-in-africa-s-green-revolution
Summary and abstracts:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/idsb.2011.42.issue-4/issuetoc
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