Title:
Does Africa need a green revolution? : poverty, land degradation and the Millennium Development Goals
Authors:
Schmitz, T.
,
Wolvekamp, P.
Place:
[Amsterdam]
Publisher:
Both ENDS
Year:
2009
Series Title:
Both ENDS Policy Note
PAGE:
9
Language:
eng
Subject:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Keywords:
agriculture
,
poverty
,
environmental degradation
Abstract:
This article argues that a focus on the MDGs implies a focus on drylands, degraded land and the sustainability of agricultural production. The food crisis is not only about increasing productivity, but also about diversity, self-reliance, and food distribution. Donor strategies should empower the rural poor and local women food producers. References to a Green Revolution or other interventions that have not been locally negotiated should be avoided. Both ENDS and its partners have made land degradation, and drylands in particular, one of their key issues.
Organization:
Both ENDS
Category:
Policy
Right:
© 2009 Both ENDS
Document type:
Policy document
File:
140159.pdf