IP, Technology And The Next Green Revolution For Africa 11/09/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) The views expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and are not associated with Intellectual Property Watch. IP-Watch expressly disclaims and refuses any responsibility or liability for the content, style or form of any posts made to this forum, which remain solely the responsibility of their authors. Achieving poverty alleviation, particularly in rural areas, will require aid to agriculture, on which three-quarters of the world’s poorest depend for their livelihoods. Representatives from the International Fund for Agricultural Development, a UN agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty, came to the first World Intellectual Property Organization conference on key global challenges 13-14 July to discuss how intellectual property could be of use in those goals. IFAD is led by Kanayo Nwanze, of Nigeria, who took the position in February 2009. Intellectual Property Watch asked Nwanze to explain how to best create incentives for technology development aimed at helping smallholding farmers increase their production (as much agricultural technology to date has been aimed at large agribusinesses). Intellectual Property Watch also asked if steps could be taken to avoid the environmental fallout of the last great leap forward in agricultural production, the so-called Green Revolution of 1965-85, and how IP might influence the creation of that technology. Watch his answers in the videocasts below. [Note: the videos are large files and may take a while to load] Kanayo Nwanze on incentives for technology development aimed at smallholding, poor farmers. ( length – 4:42) Videocast: Play in new window | Download Kanayo Nwanze on a new Green Revolution for Africa ( length – 4:49) Videocast: Play in new window | Download Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Related "IP, Technology And The Next Green Revolution For Africa" by Intellectual Property Watch is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
oleafrica says 03/12/2010 at 8:36 am Hi, Africa has the capability to feed its own continent and even export if right strategies and technology are in place. Also, Harvard University professor Calestous JUma has published a book called The New Harvest. He is basically urging African leaders to make agricultural expansion central to all decision-making. You can check my site on current issues/news and information about Africa. Regards, oleafrica Reply