Alternatives to the 'green revolution' approach
Location
We are proud to have Africa chosen as host to IPC9, a biennial Conference and Convergence of the Permaculture Comminuty to share experiences, and increased awareness of the alternatives to the 'Green Revolution' approach among local African farmers, policy makers, the general public, as well as Permaculture representatives attending from around the globe.
About You
Section 1: About You
First Name
Mugove Walter
Last Name
Nyika
Website
Organization
IPC9
Country
Section 2: About Your Organization
Organization Name
International Permaculture Conference and Convergence
Organization Website
Organization Phone
Tel: +2651 831 373
Organization Address
P.O. Box 32280, Chichiri, Blantyre 3,Malawi
Organization Country
Malawi
Your idea
Name Your Project
Alternatives to the 'green revolution' approach
Country your work focuses on
Malawi
What makes your approach innovative?
We have the unique opportunity to discuss the issues of the New Green Revolution for Africa which promotes the use of genetically modified seeds and chemical fertilizers, and to disseminate information on alternative agricultural methods. This is a chance to reach out to local African farmers, policy makers, the general public, as well as to the general Permaculture community around the globe through the representatives attending the Conference and Convergence.
The Theme for the Convergence is Plan Africa ~ Food and Empowerment and is based on inspiring, informing and enabling a development strategy for Africa that seeks to understand our natural heritage and the inherent wealth that it contains and find ways of unlocking value so as to create strong sustainable regional economies that are in harmony with nature. Underlying this theme is the by-line 'Designing solutions for a sustainable future'. The Conference and Convergence will serve to highlight ways of empowering marginalized communities out of poverty through concerted well-designed social and economic development. read more at http://arc.peacecorpsconnect.org/view/626
Describe Your Idea
We are proud to have Africa chosen as host to IPC9, a biennial Conference and Convergence of the Permaculture Comminuty to share experiences, and increased awareness of the alternatives to the 'Green Revolution' approach among local African farmers, policy makers, the general public, as well as Permaculture representatives attending from around the globe.
How will you sustain your solution?
Representatives from Permaculture groups attending the International Permaculture Conference and Convergence from around the world will take this information back to their communities, and the dialogue will continue.
What will be the impact of your solution?
Approximately 700,000 people have been involved with the Permaculture community internationally, and information on this event has also been disseminated to the current and past Peace Corps Workers.
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Comments
I ran across this quote as part of Michael Pollan's TED Talk about Permaculture - "I took away from this (Permaculture farm) some of the most hopeful news about our relationship to nature that I have ever come across in 25 years that I have writing about
and another quote by Dr. David Suzuki, geneticist, broadcaster, host of the documentary series ‘The Nature of Things’, and international environmental advocate -- "What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet. We don't know what details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of the critical gangs that are doing that."