GMOs or local crops for climate change adaptation in Africa? : key findings and policy recommendations from the AfricaAdapt network

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dc.contributor.authorAfricaAdapt
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-17T18:00:29Z
dc.date.available2013-10-17T18:00:29Z
dc.date.issued2012-08
dc.description.abstractClimate change is reframing Africa’s food security debate. Farmers have long adapted to recurrent droughts through traditional practices such as intercropping. But now they face increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, degraded soils, declining yields … and ever more mouths to feed. Can transgenic biotechnology partially mitigate climate change and help Africa’s farmers adapt to its impacts? The AfricaAdapt network asked its members to discuss whether African countries should embrace genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as a means to cope with climate change. This polarizing issue drew responses from agricultural researchers, academia, extension organizations and grassroots community groups. The diverse perspectives – economic, ecological, political and social – made for a lively debate. This brief summarizes their insights and recommendations.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/51976
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAfricaAdapt Secretariat, ENDA Tiers-Monde, Dakar, SNen
dc.relation.ispartofAfricaAdapt policy brief; August 2012en
dc.subjectAFRICA-ADAPT NETWORKen
dc.subjectTRANSGENIC CROPSen
dc.subjectBIOTECHNOLOGYen
dc.subjectGENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMSen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONen
dc.titleGMOs or local crops for climate change adaptation in Africa? : key findings and policy recommendations from the AfricaAdapt networken
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber106243001
idrc.project.number106243
idrc.project.titleKnowledge Sharing for Climate Change Adaptation in Africa : 2010-2012 and beyonden
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-1968-11
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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