Joeva Sean Rock has weighed the success of the Green Revolution in Ghana. Host Heather Lynch and Rock, an assistant professor of anthropology at Stony Brook University, delve into the political and scientific complexities of genetically modified crops, exploring the roles of public-private partnerships, development policies, and the challenges faced by international philanthropy. Rock has recommendations for future funding and policy directions to support sustainable agricultural development in Africa.
Learn more with:
- “We Are Not Starving: The Struggle for Food Sovereignty in Ghana” by Joeva Sean Rock
- “Don’t Turn Foreign Aid Over to the Heritage Foundation” by Jacob M. Grumbach and Joeva Sean Rock
- “‘No one is talking about food’: Making Agriculture a “Business” in Ghana” by Joeva Sean Rock
- “Bridging the Gap? Public-Private Partnerships and Genetically Modified Crop Development for Smallholder Farmers in Africa” by Brian Dowd-Uribe et al.
Skip ahead to the chapter that interests you:
- 00:00 Introduction: Where Does Food Come From?
- 00:28 Exploring the Green Revolution in Africa
- 01:39 Introducing Joeva Sean Rox
- 03:33 The Green Revolution: Definitions and Impacts
- 06:12 Challenges and Controversies in Agricultural Development
- 13:48 Public-Private Partnerships in Biotechnology
- 18:42 USAID's Roadmap to Self-Reliance
- 20:42 Effective U.S. Support for African Agriculture
- 23:24 Connecting Research to Practical Solutions
- 24:56 Conclusion and Next Episode Preview
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Host: Heather Lynch
Editor: J.D. Allen
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