Description
| Product ID: | 9781786996558 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa |
| Title: | Contesting Africa’s New Green Revolution |
| Subtitle: | Biotechnology and Philanthrocapitalist Development in Ghana |
| Authors: | Author: Jacqueline A. Ignatova |
| Page Count: | 216 |
| Subjects: | Development studies, Development studies, Rural communities, Social and cultural anthropology, Agricultural and rural economics, Rural communities, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Agricultural economics |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An in-depth exploration of the impact of GM crops in Ghana, and what the ‘new Green Revolution’ means for development in Africa and beyond. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Zed Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-06-17 |
