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William Moseley on China's Green Revolution and African Agricultural Development

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The worst thing about a model is that it works only on paper. In the field, any and every project will encounter problems. Depending on the scientist's ability to accurately read their situation and adjust to changed circumstances, the project will be generally successful or generally disastrous.

The strange thing about the Green Revolution, as William Moseley details here, is that many people act as if the model of the Green Revolution is also the Green Revolution in reality. Rather than acknowledge the mistakes made in the past, many proponents of a modern Green Revolution insist that their model will work in Africa. There is a whiff of colonial delusion about the whole thing: our agriculture is more intelligent than your agriculture, and it can make your land a paradise.

This viewpoint is obviously problematic, and in today's increasingly globalized world, its significance cannot be downplayed.

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William Moseley, all video Food and Society Workshop
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1. William Moseley on China's Green Revolution and African Agricultural Development
2. William Moseley, Professor of Geography, on his Work (Trailer)
3. William Moseley, Professor of Geography, on his Work (Edited)
4. William Moseley, Professor of Geography, on his Work (Full)
5. William Moseley, Professor of Geography, on Food in Botswana (edited)
6. China’s Green Revolution and African Agricultural Development–William Moseley (Trailer) William Moseley, an Africanist professor at Macalester College, discusses China’s Green Revolution in relation to African agricultural initiatives in the present day. He debunks the myth of the Chinese Green Revolution’s effectiveness and describes the ways that this purported success has been used as a political tool to argue for a China-style transformation of African agricultural systems. Ultimately, Moseley argues that this famous “success story” should be viewed instead as an example of what not to do, rather than an example to be emulated.
7. China’s Green Revolution and African Agricultural Development (Edited)
8. China’s Green Revolution and African Agricultural Development - Full Talk
Food Security Project (Presentation for 8/5) Monica Saralampi
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China’s Green Revolution and African Agricultural Development–William Moseley (Trailer) William Moseley, an Africanist professor at Macalester College, discusses China’s Green Revolution in relation to African agricultural initiatives in the present day. He debunks the myth of the Chinese Green Revolution’s effectiveness and describes the ways that this purported success has been used as a political tool to argue for a China-style transformation of African agricultural systems. Ultimately, Moseley argues that this famous “success story” should be viewed instead as an example of what not to do, rather than an example to be emulated.
China’s Green Revolution and African Agricultural Development–William Moseley (Edited Version) William Moseley, an Africanist professor at Macalester College, discusses China’s Green Revolution in relation to African agricultural initiatives in the present day. He debunks the myth of the Chinese Green Revolution’s effectiveness and describes the ways that this purported success has been used as a political tool to argue for a China-style transformation of African agricultural systems. Ultimately, Moseley argues that this famous “success story” should be viewed instead as an example of what not to do, rather than an example to be emulated.