The Green Revolution's Dark Legacy in Africa The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) celebrated its 20th anniversary recently, bringing attention to its flagship program: the Green Revolution.
This initiative aims to increase agricultural productivity and food security on the continent by promoting high yielding, disease resistant varieties of staple crops.
However, AGRA's policies have had an unintended consequence – the erosion of traditional crops in favor of commercial monocultures like maize.