Here I speak with Alex Park – Journalist and Researcher for the Global Get Down podcast on existing international agricultural development models and trends and what the implications of this mean for smallholders and our food systems.
Since the 2008 global food crisis, African governments, with the help of foreign donors, have financed the agriculture sector. Initially, this was a programme centred on the efforts of smallholder farmers as they recognized that these farmers were pivotal to the economy. However, these programmes failed to bring much progress because their models have failed to assist smallholders, ultimately forcing them to leave their farmlands and causing mass displacement. As a result, this so-called “Green Revolution” has brought more harm than good.
Thanks to Joao and Thalin for the interesting conversation.
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