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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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Impact of commodity shrinkage and other market dynamics on African farmers
Impact of commodity shrinkage and other market dynamics on African farmers Shrinking refers to cases where commodities become dry, thin…
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Long-term planning informed by entrepreneurship can get rid of land barons
Long-term planning informed by entrepreneurship can get rid of land barons The rise of land barons has become an enduring…
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What would African countries do without people’s mass food markets?
What would African countries do without people’s mass food markets? Known as people’s markets or territorial markets in some African…
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The unknown side of food processing and value addition in African countries
The unknown side of food processing and value addition in African countries There is no shortage of abandoned small to…
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Embracing equity and dismantling power imbalances in African food systems
Embracing equity and dismantling power imbalances in African food systems Besides focusing on climate change, development organizations, private sector players…
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Why we need a Food Systems watchdog
“eMKambo has been working in Agricultural mass markets for more than 10 years and these markets take more than 70%…
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Desperate for knowledge and action that will take them to the promised land – case of young Africans
Desperate for knowledge and action that will take them to the promised land – case of young Africans Poor economic…
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Whose role is it to convert natural resources into decent employment?
Whose role is it to convert natural resources into decent employment? The past few years have seen many African countries…
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Poor coordination makes it difficult to see where African food systems are going
Poor coordination makes it difficult to see where African food systems are going Even when sufficient funding is made available,…
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Pathways for repurposing resources are long overdue in developing countries
Pathways for repurposing resources are long overdue in developing countries Private property laws that many African countries adopted from colonialism…
