{"product_id":"9781786996558-contesting-africas-new-green-revolution","title":"Contesting Africa’s New Green Revolution","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBiotechnology and Philanthrocapitalist Development in Ghana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn in-depth exploration of the impact of GM crops in Ghana, and what the ‘new Green Revolution’ means for development in Africa and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenetically modified crops have become a key element of development \u003cbr\u003estrategies 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 \u003cbr\u003eof 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57595073692022,"sku":"9781786996558","price":125.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40628005.jpg?v=1775734883","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786996558-contesting-africas-new-green-revolution","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}