Decolonizing African Agriculture

Food Security, Agroecology and the Need for Radical Transformation
In a compelling analysis of the failures of agricultural development in Africa William Moseley advocates for a non-colonial, indigenous agronomy that creates the social innovation needed to support the livelihoods of small-scale farmers.
Why have so many approaches to farming and food policy failed in Sub-Saharan Africa? Because, argues William Moseley in this compelling analysis, of the shortcomings of a prevailing western, colonial agricultural science that is infused with power and politics. To tackle food security successfully, the book argues, we need a non-colonial, indigenous agronomy that creates the social innovation needed to support the livelihoods of small-scale farmers.The book is organized in four sections: Part 1 provides a broad conceptual introduction emphasizing political agronomy, political ecology and agroecology. Part 2 evaluates past food security an