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Battle For African Agriculture Podcast

Million Belay
Food Sovereignty
Agroecology
African Agriculture
Colonialism
Colonial Agriculture
Cash Crops
William G. Moseley
UN High Level Panel Of Experts On Food Security and Nutrition
Women's Role In Agriculture
UPOV 1991
Plant Variety Protection
Political Ecology
Farmers' Rights
Biodiversity
Sahel
Africa
Intellectual Property Law
Cash Crop Agriculture
Neocolonialism
Neo-Colonialism

Battle For African Agriculture Podcast

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In this episode of Battle for African Agriculture, Million Belay speaks with Jennifer Clapp, Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability and Professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability at the University o... more

In this episode of Battle for African Agriculture, Million Belay speaks with researcher and global policy expert Lim Li Ching about the rapid rise of digital agriculture. Drawing from the IPES-Food report “Head in the Cloud,” they explore how allianc... more

In this episode of Battle for African Agriculture, Million Belay speaks with ETC Group researcher Jim Thomas about the powerful shift from GMOs to digital platforms, artificial intelligence, and biodigital technologies. As corporations move from sell... more

In this episode of The Battle for African Agriculture, Million Belay speaks with tech critic and journalist Edward Ongweso Jr. about biodigitalisation, data extraction, and corporate power in food systems. They unpack how “smart agriculture” can lock... more

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Jennifer Clapp
Professor of Global Food Security and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo / IPES-Food
Episode: How Corporations Captured Global Agriculture | Jennifer Clapp
Jim Thomas
Expert on emerging technologies, biodiversity, synthetic biology, and corporate concentration; works with ETC Group
ETC Group
Episode: Digital Colonialism: Is AI the New Frontier of the Battle for African Agriculture?
Edward Ongweso Jr
Writer, editor, tech critic and co-host of Smashing Kids
Writer/Editor, Smashing Kids
Episode: The Digital Battle for Africa’s Farms: Resistance vs Big Tech
Njathi Kabui
Chef and activist focused on African cuisine and food sovereignty
Episode: Why Losing African Food Means Losing Africa | Chef Njathi Kabui
Asuka Mirriam Moteane
Qualified chef and cookbook author from Lesotho
Episode: Decolonizing the African Plate with Chef SKA Mirriam Moteane
Timothy A. Wise
A leading voice on global food policy, a research fellow at Tufts University's Global Development and Environmental Institute, and author of the book 'Eating Tomorrow'.
Tufts University
Episode: The Battle for African Agriculture Podcast || Episode 16 Timothy A. Wise
Stacy Malkan
Journalist, public health advocate, and co-founder of US Right to Know, focusing on corporate influence on the food system.
US Right to Know
Episode: The Battle for African Agriculture Podcast || Episode 15 Stacy Malkan
Mariam Mayet
Founder and Executive Director of the African Centre for Biodiversity
African Centre for Biodiversity
Episode: The Battle for African Agriculture Podcast || Episode 13 Mariam Mayet
Anne Maina
National Coordinator of the Biodiversity, Biosafety Association of Kenya, and activist for biosafety and food sovereignty.
Biodiversity, Biosafety Association of Kenya
Episode: The Battle for African Agriculture Podcast || Episode 12 Anne Maina

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Million Belay
Host and General Coordinator of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, engaging in discussions on agricultural reform and food sovereignty issues.

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Digital Colonialism: Is AI the New Frontier of the Battle for African Agriculture?
Q: What is biopiracy 2.0 and how does it affect Africa?
Biopiracy 2.0 involves not just taking physical samples but sequencing genetic material, uploading it to private databases, and using that data to train AI and commercialize products, which enables ownership and control over Africa's biodiversity without fair compensation.
Digital Colonialism: Is AI the New Frontier of the Battle for African Agriculture?
Q: Can you explain how the shift from GMOs to biodigital platforms changes the leverage points for farmers?
The shift moves from controlling physical seeds and pesticides to controlling data, digital prescriptions, and access to platforms; farmers become dependent on data-driven recommendations and the ability to access inputs tied to those platforms, increasing market and land control by big tech and agrochemical firms.
Digital Colonialism: Is AI the New Frontier of the Battle for African Agriculture?
Q: What drew you to focus on the intersection of technology, biodiversity and justice?
My experience with early anti-GMO activism and witnessing corporate power over seeds and biodiversity motivated a lifelong focus on how technology can concentrate control, and how that affects small farmers in the global South, leading me to study the convergence of digital platforms with agriculture.
How Corporations Captured Global Agriculture | Jennifer Clapp
Q: What are the most effective leverage points for challenging corporate power and food systems?
A combination of strong competition policy, cooperative norms at the policy level, and state-backed infrastructure for small-scale producers and agroecological research, along with coalition-building among civil society, legal communities, and local governance, offers the best chance to counter corporate power while supporting diverse, sustainable food systems.
Why Africa’s Future Depends on Its Traditional Food | Tunisian Chef Wafik Belaid
Q: What is food sovereignty for you, especially in the context of Northern Africa?
Food sovereignty involves focusing on agriculture, helping young farmers with more choice and better practices to prevent dependency on imports.

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2. Jim Thomas
3. Edward Ongweso Jr
4. Njathi Kabui
5. Asuka Mirriam Moteane
6. Timothy A. Wise
7. Stacy Malkan
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