It did not work the first time aroud. But does it mean it can never work?
The new programme led by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Gates Foundation intends to see the development of local markets and local dealers to match the investments in agriculture inputs. This is all very well, but is it going to take into account national and local politics too, or is it going to fail to learn the lessons from the past.
Technology and markets need to come hand in hand; but politics and culture cannot be simply removed.