Problems of African Food Supply

Essay # 58349

Agricultural Studies
Agricultural Studies > Biotechnology
History > African

Studies the development of new foods and distribution systems in a bid to find a solution to Africa's growing food problem.

1,686 words () | 20 sources | MLA | 2005 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the problems facing the African food supply. Genetically altered crops are studied as a way to help fight famine in many parts of Africa. The study of native foods is integrated into the paper, and specific countries are presented as case studies. Various works are cited in order to look at several possibilities to resolve the problems in Africa.

From the Paper:

"In Ghana during the green revolution, there was a push to try for mechanized agriculture, and produce monoculture crops. During the drive, thousands of people were displaced by the Volta dam, which went into use in 1990. The government created 52 townships in order to relocate indigenous people (AppiahOpoku 2004). During this time, Ghana made no attempt to judge the environmental impacts of the project. This decision would destroy a great deal of biodiversity, and at the same time, put skepticism into the minds of farmers. Indigenous ecological knowledge (IEK) was not used and the biodiversity was hurt (AppiahOpoku 2004)."

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Problems of African Food Supply (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Problems-of-African-Food-Supply/58349