Episode 24:William Moseley on Decolonizing Agriculture in Africa

Welcome to Episode 24 of Afro-Catalyst, a podcast by Botho Emerging Markets Group.

Decolonization is a political phenomenon, but it’s also an intellectual challenge that requires re-imagining how to approach development challenges today. One such challenge is food security: at least one in five Africans goes to bed hungry and an estimated 140 million people in Africa face acute food insecurity. To correct some of the missteps that led us to today’s food security crisis, some experts argue it’s time to re-examine indigenous knowledge of agricultural systems. In this episode of Afro-Catalyst, we speak to William Moseley, a member of the advisory panel to the United Nations Committee on World Food Security, about how we can center the wisdom of African farmers to promote agroecological approaches in contemporary agricultural policy.

Host: Akinyi Ochieng

Guest: William Moseley, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography, Director, Food, Agriculture & Society Program, Macalester College

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