Due to sub-Saharan Africa’s recurrent food-crises and enhanced difficulties to feed its growing population, calls for a Green Revolution – a substantially raised agricultural productivity by means of scientific modernization and supportive institutional reforms – are often aired. However, in other camps the Green Revolution is seen as undesireable generally and as particularly unsuitable for Africa. This paper takes a closer look at this debate, analyses the arguments forwarded and discusses the pros and cons of a Green Revolution in Africa. It is emphasized that the Green Revolution – contrary to what many seem to believe – is not a static ’thing’ to be imported whole-sale. On the contrary, it is highly dynamic and, due to recent scientific break-throughs, it may now – perhaps for the first time – be adapted to Africa’s physical, ecological and socio-economic preconditions. The paper ends with some suggestions about what a Green Revolution ’African style’ might look like.
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Paper provided by ICER - International Centre for Economic Research in its series ICER Working Papers with number
04-2003.
Length: 36 pages Date of creation: Jan 2003 Date of revision: Handle: RePEc:icr:wpicer:04-2003
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