​Calls For Agricultural Innovation In Africa

​​Dispatches From The Front Lines of the Ecomodernist Movement​​ ​Calls For Agricultural Innovation In Africa African Leaders Optimistic For Agricultural Transformation ​ You have to read this terrific op-ed by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and K Y Amoako, founder of the African Center for Economic Transformation. In their piece, the two call for agricultural innovation and modernization in African countries, writing "From Europe and North America to East Asia and Latin America, agricultural advances have proved to be key precursors of industrial development and gains in living standards." Kagame and Amoako also discuss the "pitfalls" of agricultural modernization, such as excess labor and environmental damage, that gets to the dispute between ecomodernists and George Monbiot in the Guardian a few weeks ago. Fortunately, it seems African leaders are more optimistic about their ability navigate that "long and complex process" than Mr. Monbiot. http://www.gulf-times.com/opinion/189/details/459360/africa-seeks-agricultural-transformation