Global Development Matters is a campaign run by the Center for Global Development aimed at raising the profile of international development within the upcoming US presidential elections. The video below is one of several produced to persuade US citizens to consider their views on agriculture. Aside from the clichéd yet obligatory generic African drumbeats, I think it does the job pretty well. The way that both the video and the site make both moral and pragmatic arguments is commendable. The ethical angle is fine, but preaching to the converted is not an option – the CGD is now rightly taking their case to Americans with more self-interested concerns. As the closing shots say: “we will all benefit… here and there”.
On a tangential note, I particularly enjoyed this week’s challenging quiz on the Global Development Matters site. It asks readers to answer the following question.
Americans participate in global trade by:
1. Buying products made in other countries
2. Selling products abroad
3. Both 1 & 2
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