Politicization of GMOs

02/04/25 • 26 min

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Joeva Sean Rock has weighed the success of the Green Revolution in Ghana. Host Heather Lynch and Rock, an assistant professor of anthropology at Stony Brook University, delve into the political and scientific complexities of genetically modified crops, exploring the roles of public-private partnerships, development policies, and the challenges faced by international philanthropy. Rock has recommendations for future funding and policy directions to support sustainable agricultural development in Africa.

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“We Are Not Starving: The Struggle for Food Sovereignty in Ghana” by Joeva Sean Rock
“Don’t Turn Foreign Aid Over to the Heritage Foundation” by Jacob M. Grumbach and Joeva Sean Rock
“‘No one is talking about food’: Making Agriculture a “Business” in Ghana” by Joeva Sean Rock
“Bridging the Gap? Public-Private Partnerships and Genetically Modified Crop Development for Smallholder Farmers in Africa” by Brian Dowd-Uribe et al.

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00:00 Introduction: Where Does Food Come From?
00:28 Exploring the Green Revolution in Africa
01:39 Introducing Joeva Sean Rox
03:33 The Green Revolution: Definitions and Impacts
06:12 Challenges and Controversies in Agricultural Development
13:48 Public-Private Partnerships in Biotechnology
18:42 USAID's Roadmap to Self-Reliance
20:42 Effective U.S. Support for African Agriculture
23:24 Connecting Research to Practical Solutions
24:56 Conclusion and Next Episode Preview

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C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth.

Host: Heather Lynch

Editor: J.D. Allen

Program manager: Jennifer Gilday

Learn more with:

“We Are Not Starving: The Struggle for Food Sovereignty in Ghana” by Joeva Sean Rock
“Don’t Turn Foreign Aid Over to the Heritage Foundation” by Jacob M. Grumbach and Joeva Sean Rock
“‘No one is talking about food’: Making Agriculture a “Business” in Ghana” by Joeva Sean Rock
“Bridging the Gap? Public-Private Partnerships and Genetically Modified Crop Development for Smallholder Farmers in Africa” by Brian Dowd-Uribe et al.

Skip ahead to the chapter that interests you:

00:00 Introduction: Where Does Food Come From?
00:28 Exploring the Green Revolution in Africa
01:39 Introducing Joeva Sean Rox
03:33 The Green Revolution: Definitions and Impacts
06:12 Challenges and Controversies in Agricultural Development
13:48 Public-Private Partnerships in Biotechnology
18:42 USAID's Roadmap to Self-Reliance
20:42 Effective U.S. Support for African Agriculture
23:24 Connecting Research to Practical Solutions
24:56 Conclusion and Next Episode Preview

Tell a friend and share a link to this episode.

You can find all our episodes at www.stonybrook.edu/c4e or wherever you stream audio.

For all things Stony Brook on social media: https://bit.ly/m/sbu

C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth.

Host: Heather Lynch

Editor: J.D. Allen

Program manager: Jennifer Gilday

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Host: Heather Lynch

Editor: J.D. Allen

Program manager: Jennifer Gilday