How Africa Grows the World’s Food but Farmers Still Can’t Afford Seeds

How Africa Grows the World’s Food but Farmers Still Can’t Afford Seeds

June 20, 2026 · 20 min · Season 7

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This episode discusses the paradox of Africa's agricultural productivity and the challenges faced by farmers in accessing essential resources like seeds.

How can a continent grow the world’s food, feed global industries, supply luxury products, and carry the world’s raw materials… while many farmers still cannot afford the seeds for the next season? In this episode of The World’s Experience , Joshua T. Berglan speaks from Limbe, Cameroon, about one of the most urgent conversations of our time: agriculture, farmers, food sovereignty, regenerative systems, ownership, and why Africa must control more of the value chain. This is not just about farming. This is about freedom. This is about ownership. This is about whether Africa will continue to be treated as the place where value begins, but not where value is finished. Inspired by a powerful teaching from Dr. Myles Munroe, this episode explores the economic trap of being taught how to produce raw materials without being taught how to convert them into finished value. Grow the cane, but not the sugar. Grow the cotton, but not the cloth. Grow the cocoa, but not the chocolate. Grow the coffee, but not the café. That is not just history. That is a system. And it is time to change the conversation. The World’s Experience is not just a podcast. It is the life, media platform, and mission…

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