Jasper Kirika reports back on a group discussion on Science and Technology and development in Africa. Part of the Manifesto roundtable in Nairobi which discussed the document Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto.
The Roundtable was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 4 December 2009, and hosted by African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS).
Manifesto: http://anewmanifesto.org
ACTS: http://www.acts.or.ke
Hybrid food sources are patented and "owned" by the patent-holders. AFRICANS ARE NOT NOR WILL THEY EVER BE "OWNERS" OF THIS TECHNOLOGY. MAKING THEM DEPENDENT IN PERPETUITY TO THE PATENT-CONTROLLERS. Many of these farmers cannot afford these seeds and will go into debt never being able to pay the principal. AFRICANS HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE...PLZ DO NOT SELL YOUR CHILDREN INTO SLAVERY.
charbonelle 1 year ago