Jacqueline A. Ignatova - Contesting Africa’s New Green Revolution

Contesting Africas New Green Revolution

Contesting Africas New Green Revolution

Biotechnology and Philanthrocapitalist Development in Ghana

Jacqueline A. Ignatova

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First published in Great Britain 2021

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Series: Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa

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Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa

Published by one of the worlds leading publishers on African issues, Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa seeks to provide accessible but in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues affecting countries within the continent. Featuring a wealth of empirical material and case study detail, and focusing on a diverse range of subject matterfrom conflict to gender, development to the environmentthe series is a platform for scholars to present original and often provocative arguments. Selected titles in the series are published in association with the International African Institute.

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Managing Editor: Max Vickers

Series Editors: Jon Schubert (Brunel University) and Elliot Green (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Editorial Board

Rita Abrahamsen (University of Ottawa), Morten Boas (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs), David Booth (Overseas Development Institute), Padraig Carmody (Trinity College Dublin), Neil Carrier (University of Bristol), Fantu Cheru (Leiden University), Kevin Dunn (Hobart and William Smith Colleges), Amanda Hammar (University of Copenhagen), Alcinda Honwana (Open University), Paul Jackson (University of Birmingham), Gabrielle Lynch (University of Warwick), Zachariah Mampilly (Vassar College), Henning Melber (Dag Hammarskjld Foundation), Garth A. Myers (Trinity College Hartford Connecticut), Lonce Ndikumana (UMass Amherst), Cyril Obi (Social Science Research Council), Susan Parnell (University of Cape Town), Mareike Schomerus (Overseas Development Institute), Laura Seay (Morehouse College), Howard Stein (University of Michigan), Mats Utas (Uppsala University), Alex de Waal (Tufts University)

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