Challenging assumptions behind Africa's Green Revolution efforts and calls for farmer-centered development models

A new study examining small-scale farming in Tanzania argues that major agricultural development initiatives, including the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), are built on flawed assumptions about how rural households make decisions. The research, led by Daniel Tobin of the University of Vermont, finds that household composition, gender dynamics, and labor constraints strongly shape how small-scale farmers allocate land and labor, factors that AGRA and similar programs routinely overlook.