By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The conference defined some critical points of leverage, where delegates and their organisations can achieve a sustainable impact on priorities.The essential ingredients of a…
SALZBURG: WHAT NEXT?
SALZBURG DAY 3: FARMERS IN THE DRIVING SEAT FOR AFRICA’S GREEN REVOLUTION
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Farmers and their needs must be placed at epicentre of a uniquely African Green Revolution, conference delegates from across the board agreed on the…
SALZBURG DAY 3: A REPRESENTATIVE REVOLUTION
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member To ensure an African Green Revolution is equitable there is a pressing need to ensure that wide representation is assured, delegates said.It is paramount…
SALZBURG DAY 3: DATA, TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The lack of data and information on crop productivity and prices, and the poor quality of the data that does exist, has been a…
SALZBURG DAY 3: BEYOND STAPLE CROPS
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The emphasis of the Green Revolution in Africa must go beyond a focus on a narrow range of staple crops, even though these crops…
SALZBURG DAY 3: ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS FOR A GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member You join us on the final day of the ‘Toward a Green Revolution in Africa?’ conference here in Salzburg, Austria, where the emphasis will…
SALZBURG DAY 2: INNOVATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR WHOM?
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member There was much talk across the group and plenary sessions about the importance of coordination and alignment of initiatives and institutions. This is happening…
SALZBURG DAY 2: REACHING THE HARD TO REACH
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Talking about a Green Revolution on a global level is the easy part, but how will the Green Revolution reach out to those that…
SALZBURG DAY 2: DATA AND LEARNING DIVIDE
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member See photos from Salzburg Why didn’t we know about the current food crisis until the urban poor of Africa took to the streets in…
SALZBURG DAY 2: RAINBOW REVOLUTIONS AND SILVER BULLETS
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member See photos from Salzburg The conference may be titled Toward a Green Revolution in Africa, but the colour of the revolution began to change…