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DESCRIPTION:FLOWERS FOR FOOD?\n\nEvans Kirigia\n\nºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï \n\nFor
 eign agro-investments in sub-Saharan Africa have risen significantly in re
 cent years owing to favorable climatic conditions\, availability of and ea
 se of access to land and water resources\, and importantly\, cheap labor. 
 The Dutch constitute the lead investors within the floriculture sector in 
 Eastern Africa\, and the Dutch government has provided investment incentiv
 es to Dutch companies through development-related subsidies and favorable 
 loans. The prevalent justifications for these agro-investments have been t
 he perceived abundance of unused and underused tracts of arable land and t
 he need to bolster global food security. Private sector investments have b
 een proffered as apposite levers for poverty alleviation and inclusive gro
 wth in the sub-Saharan context. Floriculture companies\, in this regard\, 
 can facilitate the attainment of these developmental goals through increas
 ed income generation via local employment\; transfer of agricultural knowl
 edge\; linking smallholder producers to global markets\; and earning expor
 t revenues for the host countries. In this talk\, I draw from the field re
 search I carried out in Kenya\, Tanzania\, Uganda and Ethiopia to address 
 the following questions: how can a sector that produces an aesthetic\, ine
 dible\, luxury product in flowers enhance food security in food-insecure c
 ountries whilst competing for critical land and water resources? And how d
 oes employment facilitated by the availability of cheap labor enhance loca
 l livelihoods especially while operating within the violent global capital
 ism system that is underpinned by processes of ‘letting die’ (Tyner 2016)?
  Further\, how do floriculture investments convey an image of responsible 
 and sustainable actors within an environment that is increasingly scrutini
 zed within the lens of sustainability and corporate responsibility? \n\n 
 \n\nLocation: Peterson Hall\, 3460 McTavish Street\, H3A 0E6\, Room 116\n
 \n*Due to construction\, use the left side entrance\n\nRefreshments will b
 e served.\n\nCentre for Society\, Technology\, and Development (STANDD)\n
 \nTel: 514-398-1807\n
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LOCATION:CA\, Peterson Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, 3460 McTavish Street\, R
 oom 116
SUMMARY:FLOWERS FOR FOOD?
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