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© Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University
© Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University
Feeding Illusions:Agribusiness, Family Farmers
and the Future of Food
Timothy A. WiseSenior Researcher, Small Planet Institute
Research Fellow, GDAE, Tufts University
January 2017
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LDCs’ Soaring Food Import Bills
LDC Import Value
LDC Export Value0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011
Billi
ons o
f cur
rent
US$
Source: FAOStat (2013)
Agricultural Trade Balance, Least Developed Countries1961-2011
LDCs 2001 2005 2011
Exports $3.6 b $ 5.8 b $13.2 bImports $8.2 b $15.0 b $35.5 b
Agric trade deficit $4.6 b $9.2 b $22.3 b
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Feeding Illusions
Introduction: Feeding Illusions after the Food CrisisSection 1: Africa: Land, Seeds, and Hunger The Malawi Miracle: The Limits of the Green Revolution Tanzania Land Grabbing: Biofueling Dispossession Mozambique’s ProSAVANA: Failure to Launch Zambia: Land-poor Farmers in a Land-Rich CountrySection 2: Agribusiness vs. Family Farmers Iowa Feeds the World? Food, Fuel & Finance in the Heartland Mexico: GM Corn in the Crop’s Garden of Eden The False GM Food Debate: Are We Depolarized Yet? India vs. US at WTO: Trading in Hypocrisy on Food SecurityConclusion: The Arrogance of the Species
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Malawi: The Limits of the Green Revolution
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“Improved Seeds”- Savior or Dependency Trap?
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“Improved Seeds”- Savior or Dependency Trap?
0
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1.5
2
2.5
No Fertilizer Fertilized Once Fertilized Twice
Tonn
es/h
a
Source: Malawi Agricultural Census 2006/7
Malawi Maize Variety Yields by Fertilizer Intensity2006/2007 Agricultural Season
Local
Composite
Hybrid
Loss of Malawian-developed hybrid varieties.
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First Step: Maize Intercropped with Legumes
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Lobi, Malawi: Recovering Native Maize
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Farmer Evelyn Njolomole explains virtues of native orange maize to Malawi President Peter Mutharika (June 2016, Lilongwe)
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Marracuene, Mozambique: Women-led Coop
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Marracuene: Cooperative Seed Bank
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International Panel of Experts on Sustainable
Food Systems
“From Uniformity to Diversity: A paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems”
Olivier De Schutter initiative
http://www.ipes-food.org/reports
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Feeding Illusions
Introduction: Feeding Illusions after the Food CrisisSection 1: Africa: Land, Seeds, and Hunger The Malawi Miracle: The Limits of the Green Revolution Tanzania Land Grabbing: Biofueling Dispossession Mozambique’s ProSAVANA: Failure to Launch Zambia: Land-poor Farmers in a Land-Rich CountrySection 2: Agribusiness vs. Family Farmers Iowa Feeds the World? Food, Fuel & Finance in the Heartland Mexico: GM Corn in the Crop’s Garden of Eden The False GM Food Debate: Are We Depolarized Yet? India vs. US at WTO: Trading in Hypocrisy on Food SecurityConclusion: The Arrogance of the Species
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© Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University
Policy Reportby
Timothy A. WiseSophia MurphyJanuary 2012
Structural change in agriculture:• Food, fuel, and finance• Resource constraints• Climate crisis
Can we put the genie back in the bottle?
Available at:http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/policy_research/resolving_food_crisis.html
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Rising to the Challenge:Changing Course to Feed the World in 2050
ActionAid USA Report
Based on scoping paper by
Timothy A. WisePolicy Research DirectorGlobal Development and
Environment InstituteTufts University
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Achieving Mexico’s Maize Potential
Oct. 2012
Published by:Woodrow Wilson Center
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