The green economy and sustainable agriculture: A case study of Gnostic Agritech Limitless

Abstract

In this exploratory study, we provide a synthesis of the state and the market and argue that productive investment in indigenous agroecological systems provide the strongest impulse to entrench the virtues of the green economy and graduate out of poverty. The paper argues that private sector led, small scale, soundly managed community driven projects, tempered by public sector investments in infrastructure provide opportunities to harness the forward and backward linkages in both industry andagriculture. Moreover, development driven by local economic imperatives yields a higher utility compared to centralized production, distribution, exchange and con sumption. Using a novel Ghanaian experiment, the Gnostic Agritech Limitless, this article draws lessons for national and regional industrial and agricultural policy.