It’s time to change horses: agroecology as the paradigm shift needed to decolonize African agriculture and address malnutrition

Food insecurity and malnutrition have been on the rise in Africa since 2014. While initiatives to increase agricultural production via exogenous technologies and fossil fuel inputs have frequently been framed as hunger alleviation strategies, this approach is deeply colonial and fails to address the multiple aspects of malnutrition. We argue that it is time for a paradigm shift. Agroecology represents a more decolonial approach that better addresses the six dimensions of food security.