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“Unsustainable extensification”: donors deepen hunger with the Green Revolution in Africa

Green Revolution initiatives in Africa promise “sustainable intensification”, productivity improvements to grow more food on the same land. In fact, according to Timothy A. Wise, donors to such initiatives need to reconsider such investments and instead promote agroecology and other low-input forms of diverse crop production. Private philanthropies and bilateral donors have claimed for nearly […]

Timothy A. Wise