If this should ever come to fruition (and that is a really big "if") then Africa has an American scientist named Norman Borlaug to thank. Most of the world is able to feed itself today thanks to Borlaug's efforts. Borlaug is probably the most important scientist this country has ever produced yet few know of his accomplishments. Borlaug was frustrated by Africa because governments were preventing the continent from taking advantage of its vast natural resources to move from perennial basket case to self-sufficiency.
The technology is there, government is not.
In Mexico, where he developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties. Borlaug led the introduction of these high-yielding varieties combined with modern agricultural production techniques to Mexico, Pakistan, and India. As a result, Mexico became a net exporter of wheat by 1963. Between 1965 and 1970, wheat yields nearly doubled in Pakistan and India, greatly improving the food security in those nations. Yep!
The technology is there, government is not. And once the government is there Monsanto will be close behind.