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Klara Fischer on why "Technology is not scale-neutral"

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English - June 17, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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In our discussion with Klara Fischer (associate professor in rural development at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), we discuss how different smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa adopt and adapt different technologies, why new crop technologies are not scale-neutral, lessons to be learned from the Asian green revolution, and why it's important to work in interdisciplinary teams and be aware of the boundaries of our own knowledge.

For more info and an episode transcript, visit: https://tabledebates.org/podcast-episode11