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Author: William Moseley

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William Moseley

William G. Moseley is DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography, and Director of the Program for Food, Agriculture & Society, at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN USA. He has long worked in West and Southern Africa and serves on the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE), a scientific advisory board to the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS). While his thinking has been informed by colleagues on the HLPE, the views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not reflect the policies of the HLPE or the CFS.

  • COVID-19 food systems in Africa
    Covid-19Society
    By William Moseley
    March 25, 2020
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    0

    How will COVID-19 affect Africa’s food systems?

    Food supplies shouldn’t be too badly affected, but social restrictions will make it hard for many to buy and access food. Read all our COVID-19 coverage  ...
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  • Innovative approaches to crop-livestock integration are leading the way to improved food-sufficiency in Burundi. Credit: William Moseley.
    BurundiSocietyTop story
    By William Moseley
    June 15, 2018
    4384
    0

    Is food self-sufficiency making a comeback?

    Qatar and Burundi have been forced to innovate due to political crises. But the rest of the world could learn a lot from their experiments. A ...
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  • Politics
    By William Moseley
    December 29, 2015
    3017
    0

    Climate change adaptation is not just about vulnerable countries

    There are unsustainable cities in the Global North as well as the Global South. Real adaptation means hard choices in wealthier countries too. In the climate ...
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  • Politics
    By William Moseley
    October 7, 2015
    6546
    0

    Beware the Green Revolution

    Many government and agencies see India’s 1960s Green Revolution as a great success that Africa should emulate. The soaring suicide rate amongst India’s farmers tells a different story. The ...
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