The New Philanthropy, Poverty Reduction and Rural Development: A Case Study of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in Ghana

Asuru, Sumaila I

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“…International donor agencies or organizations establish agricultural projects within specific agroecological zones for farmers. Some projects may be specific toward the provision of CIS, while others have different objectives (Asuru 2017). Numerous donor agencies or NGOs are operating with this governance model, and the provision of an exhaustive list is beyond the scope of this chapter.…”

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Digital Platforms in Climate Information Service Delivery for Farming in Ghana

Sarku

Appiah

Adiku

et al. 2021

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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Phone-based applications, Internet connectivity, and big data are enabling climate change adaptations. From ICT for development and agriculture perspectives, great interest exists in how digital platforms support climate information provision for smallholder farmers in Africa. The vast majority of these platforms both private and public are for delivering climate information services and for data collection. The sheer number of digital platforms in the climate information sector has created a complex information landscape for potential information users, with platforms differing in information type, technology, geographic coverage, and financing structures and infrastructure. This chapter mapped the existing climate information services and examined their impact on policy and practices in smallholder farming development in Africa, with a focus on Ghana. Specifically, the chapter provides highlights of digital platforms available to smallholder farmers and agricultural extension agents, analyzes the public and/or private governance arrangements that underpin the implementation of digital climate information delivery, and assesses the potential of these platforms in scaling up the use of climate information. The chapter contributes to understanding the dynamics of climate information delivery with digital tools in Africa, and suggests a future research agenda.

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Section: Donor or Ngo Governance Approachmentioning

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Digital Platforms in Climate Information Service Delivery for Farming in Ghana

Sarku

Appiah

Adiku

et al. 2021

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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“…En un estudio sobre el impacto de AGRA en los pequeños agricultores de dos poblaciones de Ghana (Asuru, 2015), se concluyó que alrededor del 50-80% del coste de las actividades agrícolas de los entrevistados había sido pagado por el filántropo, dando lugar a una percepción de mejoras significativas en los rendimientos y en las condiciones de vida. Por otro lado, también se concluye que existe una dependencia enorme de medios externos para conseguir esa mejora.…”

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“…La filantropía actual, como hemos visto durante toda la tesis, se refiere al uso voluntario de recursos privados o bienes para causas públicas específicas (Andreoni, 2006). Una visión optimista y pluralista de ello dirá que las actividades filantrópicas se relacionan con la reducción de la pobreza y el descubrimiento de las necesidades de los pequeños agricultores (Asuru, 2015 (Shiva, 1991;Gutiérrez, 1996;.…”

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El filantrocapitalismo como modelo de acción social

Merino¹,

Jose²

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También se analizan cuatro casos concretos en los que se pueden observar diferencias regionales en el propio sistema y cuidadas excepciones. Abstract:The purpose of this work is to analyze philanthrocapitalism (or venture philanthropy) from the perspective of social action and how it has been gone displaying over the past few years, in which has finally become an additional tool of the development cooperation, the fight against poverty or disease. In a global economic perspective, philanthropic foundations work in areas that formerly belonged to the State, or, in cases of less developed countries, never became public.The decrease of social policies and the pursuit of a global development strategy have promoted the growth of these organizations. Public-Private Partnerships are, in most cases, the innovative way they choose for their funding, using the distribution of risks and benefits. We are witness of a form of philanthropy in which philanthropists are motivated not only a desire altruistic, but is seeking projects that are beneficial.In this context, philanthropy becomes not only a new tool for development but also an analytical prism. Philanthropists become ethical leaders and hegemony becomes a basic concept to understand their movements. This thesis analyzes the philanthrocapitalist system from various perspectives. On the one hand, the sociohistorical conditions of philanthropy, the motivations and own philanthropic foundations are analyzed from the point of view of their interests, their objectives, their legitimacy and hegemony. Furthermore, we will see its funding, as well as its limitations.As a practical matter, we look at the discourses of philanthropic foundations and supranational organizations to see how they line up and how they use ambiguous concepts to generate new ideas and meanings. Four specific cases where regional differences can be observed in the system itself and maintained exceptions are analyzed.

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“No one is talking about food”: making agriculture a “business” in Ghana

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2023

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At the turn of the 21st century, a collection of donors created the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to spark a “new” Green Revolution on the African continent. Since its inception, AGRA’s mission has revolved around a series of interventions designed around the idea of making agriculture a “business.” In this paper, I ask how AGRA puts such discourses into practice with a particular focus in Ghana. To do so, I draw on a television show produced by AGRA called Kuapa, organizational literature, and to a lesser extent, interviews, to assess how AGRA materializes its goals in Ghana. Ultimately, I argue that a focus on discourse not only provides insight into how AGRA conceptualizes agricultural transformation, but also how AGRA pursues agronomic, political, and social changes in the countries in which it intervenes.

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The New Philanthropy, Poverty Reduction and Rural Development: A Case Study of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in Ghana

Cited by 4 publications

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Digital Platforms in Climate Information Service Delivery for Farming in Ghana

Digital Platforms in Climate Information Service Delivery for Farming in Ghana

El filantrocapitalismo como modelo de acción social

“No one is talking about food”: making agriculture a “business” in Ghana

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