Agroecology vs.the Corporate Take Overof African Agriculture

摘要

Since the 2008 food price crisis, we have been told over and over that Africa needs foreign investors in agriculture to 'develop' the continent; the Africa needs a 'Green Revolution', more synthetic fertilisers, and geneticall modified crops in orderto meet the challenges of hunger and poverty. Yet, millions of Africans have designed and are already using effective agricultural practices, which don't rely on Monsanto, Syngenta or some other corporation who increasingly control our seeds and agriculture.