Europe is creating an agricultural sinkhole for Africa, to uphold the politics of pseudo science

Development consultant and publisher Jenny Luesby. [Courtesy]

As farmers protest across Europe, blockading cities, smashing through police barricades, and dumping manure, European politicians are falling over themselves to promise increased trade barriers against African food and agriculture imports.

But how is it that locking out Kenyan horticulture, South African oranges, and Tanzanian sunflower seeds has become such a burning issue for Africa's biggest agricultural trading partner?