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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results12 Connexions Library1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 2 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAfrica's Farm Revolution - Who will Benefit? Morlin-Yron, Sophie; Tickell, Oliver Article 2014 A farming revolution is under way in Africa, pushed by giant corporations and the UK's aid budget. It will surely be good for the global economy, but will Africa's small farmers see the benefit? Agroecology Case Studies Article 2016 The thirty-three case studies shed light on the tremendous success of agroecological agriculture across the African continent. They demonstrate with facts and figures how an agricultural transformatio... ARIPO Protocol is a tool for foreign takeover of Ghana's agriculture Kweku, Edwin; Baffour, Andoh Article 2015 Ghanaian citizens have so far prevented the passage of the Plant Breeders Bill, a UPOV-91-compliant law that would strip Ghanaian farmers of their rights to their own seeds. But there is worse coming ... Connexions Library: Africa Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on Africa. The Crisis in African Agriculture Gakou, Mohamed Lamine Book 1989 Why is Africa no longer able to feed itself? Lamine Gokou poses this question against a background of meticulous evidence charting the dimensions of the Continent's agricultural decline. He shows what... An Economic History of West Africa Hopkins, A.G. Book 1973 An examination of the economy of West Africa from the fifteenth to the twentieth century. Land and seed laws under attack as Africa is groomed for corporate recolonization Article 2015 Across Africa, laws are being rewritten to open farming up to an agribusiness invasion - displacing millions of small cultivators and replacing them with a new model of profit-oriented agriculture usi... Mozambique's Movement to End Land Grabs Lemos, Anabela; Adler, Simone (eds.) Article 2016 To corporations, the forest is only business. To communities, the forest is everything: trees, medicine, culture, spirituality. Land-grabbing and the removal of communities from forests and land break... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 21, 2018: What are we eating? Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 What are we eating? A simple question which opens up a labyrinth of devilishly complex issues about production and distribution, access to land, control of water, prices, health and safety, migrant la... The tremendous success of agroecology in Africa Todhunter, Colion Article 2015 A quiet revolution has been working its way across Africa. Agroecological farming, constantly adapting to local needs, customs, soils and climates, has been improving nutrition, reducing poverty, comb... Twiga Farm: The story of a Kenyan land grab Rinsum van, Leila Article 2014 On Tuesday, September 23, 2014, the residents of Twiga Farm marched through the streets of Nairobi to hand in a petition to the National Assembly. Their demand was an investigation in the unlawful evi... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryIndian agribusiness sets sights on land in east Africa Vidal, John 2011 Indian investors plan to spend $2.5bn on acquiring vast tracts of cheap farming land in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. From the Connexions ArchivesThe Fish-Eye Lens Periodical profile published 1981 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 The January 1981 issue of Fish-Eye Lens includes an Information/Action Update on the deepening crisis in El Salvador. |
