Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa ( AGRA ; German: "Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa") is a development aid organization founded in 2006 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Rockefeller Foundation with a focus on Africa .
The organization aims to reduce food insecurity by 50% in 20 countries by 2020, double the incomes of 20 million smallholders , and enable 15 countries to start a Green Revolution that supports smallholders, protects the environment and enables them to adapt Facilitating climate change .
The package of measures includes: high-yield seeds, soil health, market access, politics, finances. AGRA is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , the Rockefeller Foundation and the UK Department of Development.
criticism
Criticism is being leveled at AGRA's economic connection to corporations such as Monsanto , Cargill , DuPont , Dow Chemical , BASF and Bayer with regard to the fact that the BMGF holds a significant proportion of the company's shares. In particular, the promotion of the use of chemical fertilizers and hybrid seeds as well as the destruction of established smallholder structures increase the regions' dependence on large corporations. There are personal connections between the BMGF Board of Directors and Monsanto.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Partners. (No longer available online.) Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), archived from the original on February 1, 2016 ; accessed on February 1, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Patrick Spät: Bill Gates between appearance and reality. Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG, January 31, 2016, accessed on February 1, 2016 (German).
- ^ Peter Clausing: Bill Gates in Africa. August 19, 2013, accessed on February 1, 2016 (German).
