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Why the elite should stop imposing their expectations on smallholder farmers
Bankers expect smallholder farmers to repay loans at a particular interest. For economists, African smallholder farmers are supposed to master…
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How to move from ordinary to best agricultural practices
‘Best practice’ is not even a mouthful but what it means in practice remains unclear to many people who use…
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The Social Impact of Large – Scale Construction Projects in Africa – Emerging lessons from rebuilding Mbare Retail Market in Harare, Zimbabwe
Introduction Across Africa, it has become common practice for large-scale infrastructure projects to be decided and implemented by government departments,…
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Why evidence should guide the formalization of African informal economies
When African policy makers, development organizations and financial institutions talk about the need to formalize Africa’s informal economy, those discussions…
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Poorly sequenced investments doing more harm than good in Africa
Poorly sequenced investments doing more harm than good in Africa Imagine the Japanese Embassy financing the building of a house…
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When a vibrant sense of belonging is more important than selling commodities
When a vibrant sense of belonging is more important than selling commodities While corporates are more interested in agricultural commodities…
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When it’s counter-productive for development agencies to insert their banners in rural communities
After taking their good intentions to the grassroots and supporting rural communities to build dams, irrigation schemes, clinics, dip tanks…
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The role of baseline studies in anchoring local solutions and resilience
In addition to unearthing community resilience and coping mechanisms, baseline studies can be good at identifying relevant partners and local…
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To what extent can a few beneficiaries transform a whole community?
To what extent can a few beneficiaries transform a whole community? Due to limited resources, among other reasons, development interventions…
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Understanding African food systems through public transport
Understanding African food systems through public transport African public transport systems such as long-distance buses can be the best way…
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Developing countries that depend on external inputs are still colonized
Developing countries that depend on external inputs are still colonized Countries whose environment is not ideal for food production but…
