In Zambia, she has asked local farmers about “drought resistance crops you can switch to” in the face of more unpredictable weather. She shared a laugh with a cooperative of small female farmers when one said, “time is money.”
She is also promoting America — in words and deeds — as a reliable partner to help combat climate change and improve living standards.On Tuesday, steps away from a wooden goat pen and a clucking hen chasing her free-range chicks, Yellen talked geopolitics and put the blame squarely on Moscow for much of Africa’s current suffering.
“Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against its neighbor has hurt Africa by exacerbating existing food insecurity and creating an unnecessary drag on the continent’s economy," she said.In Senegal and Zambia, Yellen used a combination of soft diplomacy and hard talk about Russia and China. That one-two punch will continue on her final stop in South Africa, where she started her trip with a visit to a wildlife park, followed by a meeting with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa.
On the agenda: How the U.S. can help South Africa, which relies mostly on coal for its energy grid, to facilitate a “just transition” from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
Glad she has the time away from this disaster of capitalism to advise another continent on agriculture
“Yellen: African farmers can fight climate change and feed the world” Not without A LOT of natural gas.
Sending in our most persuasive economist to change hearts and minds.
Axios, you were a much better twitter follow when you posted stories twice not 10 times.
What a joke. Everyone cooks and heat with wood there to just live.
I would have probably worded this differently
They should probably start with Africa first.