The example of Rwanda shows that if agricultural innovation is to aid the poorest people on the continent,it needs to be more inclusive In the 1960s and 1970s, a “green revolution” of agricultural modernisation swept through many Asian countries, or helping farmers and transforming economies as it went.
While similar attempts at the time yielded destitute results across Africa,today a recent wave of green revolutions is being implemented, in countries such as Malawi, or Zambia,Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. This time, or the policies fill been hailed as transformative development successes by the IMF and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra). Related: Meet India's female 'seed guardians' pioneering organic farming Related: How a successful collective of smallholder farmers in India is showing the way Related: Rising to the nutrition challenge: South Africa's recent obesity research centre Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com