Contesting Africa's new green revolution : biotechnology and philanthrocapitalist development in Ghana /
Jacqueline Ignatova.
Bok Engelsk 2021 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Zed Books
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (216 pages).
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| Opplysninger | Introduction -- 1. What's New About the 'New Green Revolution in Africa'? -- 2. Technological Savior or Terminator Gene? Biotechnology, Food Security, and the Political Economy of Hype Interlude: Profiles of 'Mixers' -- 3. The 'Philanthropic' Gene: Biocapital and the New Green Revolution in Africa -- 4. From Farming as a Way of Life to Farming as a Business: Experts, Entrepreneurs, and 'Mixers' in the New Green Revolution in Ghana -- 5. Food Sovereignty, Neocolonialism, and Ghana's Contested Politics of Agrarian Development -- Conclusion.. - "Genetically modified crops have become a key element of development strategies across the global South, despite remaining deeply controversial. Proponents hail them as an example of 'pro-poor' innovation, while critics regard them as a threat to food sovereignty and the environment. The promotion of biotechnology is an integral part of 'new Green Revolution for Africa' interventions and is also intimately linked to the rise of 'philanthrocapitalism,' which advances business solutions to address the problem of poverty. Through interviews with farmers, policymakers and agricultural scientists, Jacqueline Ignatova shows how efforts to transform the seed sector in northern Ghana-one of the key laboratories of this 'new Green Revolution'-may serve to exacerbate the inequality it was notionally intended to address. But she also argues that its effects in Ghana have been far more complex than either side of the debate has acknowledged, with local farmers proving adept at blending traditional and modern agricultural methods that subvert the interests of global agribusiness."--
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| ISBN | 1-78699-657-X
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