Our global food system is complex and philosophers can – or should – pose critical questions about it. One question that deserves particular attention is Western interference in agricultural development in Africa. To today, the Western scientific paradigm forms the basis for mainstream agricultural research and development – with a firm belief in technological solutions and economic progress. It is concerning that African philosophy is a largely unknown field among agricultural scientists and practitioners. The aim of this philosophical essay is therefore to explore the relevance of connecting sustainable agricultural development with African philosophy. The article explores Eurocentric thinking in agricultural research and development and why such thinking can be problematic. In a search for ways to respond to Eurocentrism, I follow Kimmerle, who engaged in intercultural dialogues between African and Western philosophies. Mutually respectful and transformative dialogues can lead to mutual understanding and a more equal relation between Africa and the West, in the sense that this relation becomes more open to African philosophies and less Eurocentric.

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将可持续农业发展与非洲哲学联系起来的意义

我们的全球食品体系很复杂，哲学家可以（或应该）提出有关此问题的关键问题。值得特别关注的一个问题是西方对非洲农业发展的干预。时至今日，西方科学范式已成为农业主流研究和开发的基础-坚信技术解决方案和经济进步。令人关注的是，非洲哲学在农业科学家和实践者中是一个未知的领域。因此，这篇哲学论文的目的是探讨将可持续农业发展与非洲哲学联系起来的意义。本文探讨了在农业研发中以欧洲为中心的思想，以及为什么这种思想可能会引起问题。在寻找应对欧洲中心主义的方法时，我关注了基默尔，他从事非洲和西方哲学之间的跨文化对话。相互尊重和变革性的对话可以促成非洲与西方之间的相互理解和更平等的关系，从某种意义上说，这种关系对非洲哲学更开放，而对欧洲则更少。