Earlier this month policy makers, government officials, NGOs, farmers, entrepreneurs and business leaders gathered in Olso, Norway to plan a revolution – a Green one. Now in its second year, the African Green Revolution Conference has become the forum to discuss increasing agricultural productivity on the Continent; a plan, which many believe could hold the key to ending poverty.
Although championed by many throughout the international community, the African Green Revolution, which aims to use existing science and technology to transform agriculture into a vehicle for economic growth, is controversial. A growing number of researchers fear that the current plan for the Green Revolution could lead to the loss of African food sovereignty and potentially, an erosion of genetic wealth. The debate is just beginning.
Lauren Vopni Reports:
