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The Documentary: Africa's Big Philanthropy: Africa's Big Philanthropy: Agriculture and Food Security

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Africa's Big Philanthropy: Agriculture and Food Security

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Africa's Big Philanthropy

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Africa's Big Philanthropy, Africa's Big Philanthropy: Agriculture and Food Security

Is money from foreign investors helping or hindering African farmers?

Alan Kasujja investigates whether money from foreign investors is helping or hindering African farmers.

Around one in four people in sub-Saharan Africa is malnourished and tackling food insecurity is a huge challenge. Alan Kasujja explores how big philanthropy is putting a lot of money into supporting agriculture to improve livelihoods. He talks to farmers in Kenya about the development of new seeds and scientific solutions like fortified crops. But he also discovers that not all farmers are happy about it.

Image: A coffee farmer tends to his crops at a farm north of Nairobi (Credit: Getty Images)

The Documentary: Africa's Big Philanthropy

Alan Kasujja looks at the impact of big philanthropy in Africa.

Some of the world’s wealthiest people are giving away vast sums of money in the name of global development. Alan Kasujja looks at the impact of this ‘big philanthropy’ in Africa.

In 2016 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged to invest five billion dollars in poverty reduction and health on the continent. Other big givers like the Rockefeller Foundation have spent billions on health, agriculture and livelihood programmes. Some say governments and global agencies have come to depend on the donations of big philanthropic donors for their programmes, but how much influence do they have, and with the rise of home-grown African wealth what is the future is for philanthropy here?

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