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Socio-economic Assessment and Genetically Engineered Crops in Africa: Building Knowledge for Development?

Published by: Elsevier

How could we know if agricultural development interventions make contributions to sustainable development goals (SDGs)? Genetically engineered (GE) crops are celebrated as a class of technological interventions that can realize multiple SDGs. But recent studies have revealed the gap between GE crop program goals and the approaches used to assess their impacts.

Dispositions Towards the Living Wage Proposition: Baseline Report of the Rainforest Alliance Living Wage Strategy Evaluation

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper reflects on the changes induced by modifications in the Rainforest Alliance certification system that require wage transparency from plantation owners, a comparison with the local living wage benchmark, and a wage improvement plan. The paper synthesises the findings of four case studies in Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, and Kenya, covering plantations of coffee, bananas, and tea.

Evolving Meanings of ‘Principles’ in Agronomic Discourse

Published by: Sage

The notion of principles, and the sense that they are different from but closely linked to practices, is deeply rooted in the agronomy...

Beyond the Genome: Genetically Modified Crops in Africa and the Implications for Genome Editing

Genome editing—a plant-breeding technology that facilitates the manipulation of genetic traits within living organisms—has captured...

Connecting Food Inequities Through Relational Territories

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper explores how food inequities manifest at a territorial level, and how food territories are experienced, understood, and navigated by stakeholders to address those inequities. We interpret ‘food territory’ as a relational and transcalar concept, connected through geography, culture, history, and governance.