Agricultural Innovations in Africa, which was published in April, 2011, criticised the foreign development partners’ rigid policies. The book kicks off with praise for Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika, who single-handedly rid his country of food insecurity. The Bretton Woods institutions were opposed to wa Mutharika’s agricultural subsidies, whose opponents argued that this would kill private sector agriculture. However, in reality, the private agricultural sub-sector in Malawi responded vibrantly. Read more here.
Maore Ithula
Yes, we can change Africa from basket case to breadbasket
May 31, 2011 by idasa