Critiquing The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA): A Neocolonial Project?

The Poor Prole’s Almanac · May 23, 2022 · 37m

This episode of "The Poor Proles Almanac" presents a scathing critique of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), an organization founded in 2006 by the Rockefeller and Gates Foundations. Hosts Elliott and Andy challenge AGRA's stated goals of empowering African farmers and reducing food insecurity, arguing that it instead perpetuates a neocolonial model that benefits Western interests at the expense of African livelihoods.

AGRA's Funding and Questionable Accountability:

The hosts emphasize that AGRA's primary funding sources, the Gates Foundation and the U.S. government, raise…