African Food Crises and the Unraveling of the Global Food System - Part 1 - The Tigray Catastrophe
African Food Crises and the Unraveling of the Global Food System - Part 1 - The Tigray Catastrophe
Unfolding tragedies of famine, migration and warfare in Tigray are dramatic. They are the result of failed "billionaire" agriculture models.
(EV&N # 400) This is video was created on 6 August 2021 and is scheduled for broadcast on CCTV Channel 9 on Sunday, 8 August 2021 at 4:30pm.
This program is part of an ongoing series -- "EcoViews & News" (EV&N # 400) -- past editions of which can be accessed by clicking here. Further background information is available at African Food Crises and the Unraveling of the Global Food System - Part 1 - The Tigray Catastrophe.
A YouTube version is available at: African Food Crises and the Unraveling of the Global Food System - Part 1 - The Tigray Catastrophe.
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The unfolding tragedies of famine, warfare and migrant refugees in Tigray in recent months are dramatic. There are many reasons that contribute to the repeated syndromes reflected in these tragedies, but over the long-run and on a large scale these food crises underscore the historical failure of colonial extractive agriculture and the exploitative nature of current petro-dependent models or "modern" agriculture, largely promoted by billionaire agribusiness firms whose origin and focus upon profit is directed from outside the African continent.
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