The role of data in accelerating agricultural transformation
The capacity of data to accelerate agricultural transformation in developing countries is no longer questionable. However, a remaining challenge is limited capacity to set systems…
The curse of forgetting useful information and knowledge
eMKambo recently heard a story of how a veterinary doctor surprised livestock farmers when he told them he did not have the expertise to artificially…
Market information and knowledge as therapy
When farmers who have spent years looking for satisfactory answers to their challenges finally get a solution, such a moment of truth becomes a moment…
Slow knowledge and fast knowledge in African Agriculture
While African countries neglect their informal economies in planning and policy development, the informal sector provides several avenues of looking at knowledge. One of these…
Making sense of differences between evidence and experience
While there is an increase in emphasis on evidence-based policy, evidence-based medicine and evidence-based this and that, people’s collective experiences may be more powerful than…
Using evidence to articulate grassroots concerns and opportunities
If concerns and opportunities of people living at the grassroots of developing countries are to be fully understood, evidence gathering tools have to go beyond…
Using feedback to stabilize growth and expand opportunities
For every US$500 million that has goes into agricultural production in Africa, another US$500 million is not injected into the market in order to stimulate…
Recognizing the role of feminine traits in local economies
Another way of increasing the relevance of International Women’s Day which is celebrated on the 8th of March every year is to notice and reflect…
Making sense of the nature of jobs in African agriculture and SMEs
The extent to which farming and non-farming activities in developing countries can create decent employment remains a fertile ground for serious research. While some African…
People’s food markets as sources of multiple knowledges
One of the benefits of continuously observing and learning from informal African food markets is an opportunity to update knowledge and see inevitable trends before…