Africa’s Green Revolution threatens traditional foods
African farmers do not need saving, but their crops – millet, sorghum, cowpea, fonio, and other traditional crops need to be rescued from Green Revolution crop-breeders.
This year, AGRA, the donor-funded agricultural development initiative formerly known as the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
But there is no indication that AGRA and other Green Revolution proponents will abandon their chosen monocrops, such as maize.
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