Africa's Green Revolution

<p>This volume examines the dominant neoliberal agenda for agricultural development and hunger alleviation in Africa. The text reviews the history of African agricultural and food security policy in the post-colonial period across a range of geographical contexts in order to contextualise the productionist approach embedded in the much heralded New Green Revolution for Africa. This strategy supported by a range of international agencies promotes the use of hybrid seeds fertilisers and pesticides to boost crop production. This approach is underpinned by a new and unprecedented level of public–private partnerships as donors actively work to promote the private sector and build links between African farmers input suppliers agro-dealers agro-processors and retailers. On the consumer end increased supermarket penetration into poorer neighbourhoods is proffered as a solution to urban food insecurity. The chapters in this volume complicate understandings of this new approach and raise serious questions about its effectiveness as a strategy for increasing food production and alleviating poverty across the continent.</p><p>This book is based on a special issue of <em>African Geographical Review</em>.</p>