All too often, ignorance ends in sabotage. The comment comes with an illustration. Set in a local village, with characters everyone recognised, the play powerfully exposed the impact of exploitative institutions and individuals, all of whom contributed to the suffering of poor farmers. Performed at the beginning of a 3-day workshop, the play's impact on the ensuing discussions was inspirational. The experience demonstrated that village-level theatre can be a tool for learning about local perceptions on food security.
Plays also have the advantage that they can be recorded, broadcast and distributed.
The Food Question. Bielefeld Studies on the Sociology of Development 51. Gender and Resource Use among the Mende of Gola, Sierra Leone.