Genetic Modification and the Doubly Green Revolution
Author(s)
Hindmarsh, Richard
Abstract
Discusses biodevelopment as an avenue of economic opportunity for Third World countries in Asia. The hope of decreasing food dependency on the North is based on the promise of a “doubly green revolution” that uses genetic modification (GM) to feed the hungry in a “cleaner & greener” way. Political & economic motivations are discussed, along with the negative impact of a consolidation of industrial agriculture on thriving peasant economics & the growing resistance movement to GM in Asia. An examination of key GM agents as political economy phenomena conceptualizes them as interorganizational networks that form the structure of a policy field of biodevelopment. Special attention is given to the nature & activities of the Rockefeller Foundation as chief promoter of the Green Revolution & coordinator of the GM project. The ability of the Rockefeller Foundation & other emerging infrastructure GM agents to draw public sector organizations into GM policy initiatives is emphasized. The social & environmental implications are discussed.
