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Africa's green revolution must heed local conditions [1]

Sir, Your editorial "Time for a second green revolution' (June 3) calls for a range of strategies to boost crop yields obtained under diverse conditions. Crucial are the implications for sub-Saharan Africa. The continent's highly varied eco-agricultural zones imply that Africa cannot just replicate Asia's transformation of the 1960s and 70s.

Publication Date: 
06/06/2008
Dr Vinod Thomas [2]
Financial Times (London) [3]
Tags:
Agriculture [4], Green Revolution [5], Food Crops [6], Africa [7]
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