Category: Alternative agriculture

Ellinor Isgren is a doctoral student in Sustainability Studies at Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies.

What is modern agriculture in Africa? – Five questions for Ellinor Isgren 

African countries are showing an increased interest to invest in agriculture. Many welcome this development, but there are also those who warn that conventional modernised agriculture is likely to disadvantage both the vast majority of smallholder farmers and the environment. Sustainability researcher Ellinor Isgren is investigating so-called agroecological farming and...