AGRA’s technology push in Africa
24 September, 2012
24 September, 2012
Friends of the Earth International describes the flaws with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), a programme largely funded by the Bill Gates Foundation. This commentary argues that AGRA's corporate agenda risks compounding the problems it aims to solve. The Foundation's programmes may marginalize the vital role of women in traditional societies and lift control of seeds and farm management from community to corporate level.
1 Program Manager, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria and Coordinator, Food Sovereignty and Agrofuels Friends of the Earth Africa
Publisher: Friends of the Earth International
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AGRA’s technology push in Africa
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