Whereas imported western methods of collecting data focus on scientific questionnaires, in African communities and mass markets conversations and stories […]
With frequent reports El Nino weather phenomena across the world, signals from mass markets are becoming major sources of critical
By bringing diverse commodities and people together across boundaries, African mass markets create space for issues that are usually left
Most conversations about food systems and climate change that happen in global conferences and capital city workshops continue to miss
If there were no territorial markets many food ingredients and related recipes would have disappeared. Besides keeping rural and urban
In addition to being a source of nutrition and income, African territorial markets provide strong evidence bases for building local
What makes African territorial markets different from other markets is that they are not just about financial transactions. They are
Absence of institutional support and fluid data has persistently seen most African agricultural value chains invaded by opportunists who end
What makes African territorial markets impossible to underestimate is not just their power to aggregate diverse commodities from every corner.
If agroecology is about rebuilding soil health, enhancing biodiversity and reducing dependence on costly external inputs, then African territorial markets