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Globalisation and Seed Sovereignty in Sub-Saharan Africa

Part of the International Political Economy Series Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-12870-8

ISBN: 978-3-030-12869-2

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Apr 17, 2019

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The Core Dilemma: Seed Sovereignty and Globalisation

O’Grady Walshe, Clare

Pages: 1 –24

[This book examines the tension between the need for food, or food security, and the desire to maintain sovereignty over food production, in this case seeds for agricultural production, or seed sovereignty. The need for food is increasingly being met by a greater reliance on uniform commercially...
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Understanding Sovereignty in a Globalised World

O’Grady Walshe, Clare

Pages: 25 –60

[This chapter reviews the International Relations literature on globalisation and sovereignty. Using a revised version of Held and McGrew’s framework for understanding the politics of globalisation, it identifies three approaches to understanding the ways in which globalisation has affected state...
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Seed Sovereignty and Globalisation

O’Grady Walshe, Clare

Pages: 61 –116

[This chapter begins by distinguishing between the concepts of food security, or access to sufficient food to eat, and food sovereignty, or the right to choose which food to eat. It then distinguishes between the concepts of seed security, or an adequate supply of seed for cultivation, and seed...
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Kenya: A Hyperglobalised Seed Law

O’Grady Walshe, Clare

Pages: 117 –154

[This chapter presents a case study of the preparation and passage of Kenya’s Seed and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Act in 2012. It begins by identifying the main differences between the previous laws that governed seed sovereignty in Kenya and the provisions of the new law. It then describes in...
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Ethiopia: A Transformationalist Seed Law

O’Grady Walshe, Clare

Pages: 155 –195

[This chapter presents a case study of the preparation and passage of Ethiopia’s 2013 Seed Proclamation. It begins by identifying the main differences between the previous laws that governed seed sovereignty in Ethiopia and the 2013 Seed Proclamation. It goes on to describe in detail the process...
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The Ethiopian Highlands: The Exercise of Seed Sovereignty at the Local Level

O’Grady Walshe, Clare

Pages: 197 –236

[This chapter presents a case study at the local level in Ethiopia. It begins by showing that some farmers in the Oromia region have switched from planting locally adapted seeds for food barley to externally sourced seeds for commercial malt barley production, suggesting a loss of seed...
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Reshaping Seed Sovereignty

O’Grady Walshe, Clare

Pages: 237 –257

[This chapter provides a synopsis of the key findings of the study. It suggests that transformationalism is a useful framework for assessing changes in seed practices in sub-Saharan Africa and argues that hyperglobalist seed laws and practices can be avoided if there is sufficient political will....

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