While there is a real problem there, I will point out that it's not that new for elites from wealthy countries to give faulty advice to farmers in poorer countr

While there is a real problem there, I will point out that it's not that new for elites from wealthy countries to give faulty advice to farmers in poorer countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_pig https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_pig U.S. and other advisers convinced Haiti to get rid of their local pig breed, and Haiti's farmers quickly discovered that the "superior" breeds they were given instead were not compatible with local conditions. That was 40 years ago. So, while the passage of time surely has reduced the familiarity of western elites with the reality of small-scale or low-income agriculture, the wealthy countries have been giving bad advice to poorer country farmers for a long time.