AFRICA 4.0 THE QUEST FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN AFRICA
The 5th Pan-African Congress (Manchester, 1945) was a benchmark for Africa 3.0, the current era of political sovereignty in Africa; a quest for self-government and decolonization in a post-WWII world order. Almost 80 years later, the state of African sovereignty is replete with asterisks and question marks. The ‘divide and conquer’ strategies of the colonizers extended into the post-colonial leadership, raising questions as to who was actually in control. Food sovereignty, the right of a people to sustainably control their own food and agricultural systems, is a critical dimension to Community Health and Wealth.
In Africa 4.0, we ask: What role must the next generation play in this endeavor for food sovereignty and rural economic development in Africa?
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- VICTOR IBETO
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- Agribusiness
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This question is embedded with assumptions. 1. How aware is the African population that our food systems have been under attack? 2. What does food sovereignty look like? 3. When did we have it last such that it needs restoration? 4. Does existing paradigms of political sovereignty support true food sovereignty? 5. How does our understanding change, the more disconnected we are from the source of our food?
Africa is a huge continent with many many dimensions. Let's explore these five questions. I'd like to hear.
Brian Stephenson
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