Artificial intelligence cannot generate market intelligence on its own
While Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being touted as a solution to many data-related challenges, it cannot generate agricultural market intelligence […]
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2026, agri-bussiness, Agricultural Intelligence, Agricultural Markets, Charles Dhewa, eMKambo, health and agriculture
Indigenous Knowledge Systems have their own data collection methods
Whereas imported western methods of collecting data focus on scientific questionnaires, in African communities and mass markets conversations and stories
Mass market signals are becoming more important in a changing climate
With frequent reports El Nino weather phenomena across the world, signals from mass markets are becoming major sources of critical
What mass markets say about the political economy of African food systems
By bringing diverse commodities and people together across boundaries, African mass markets create space for issues that are usually left
Pitfalls of taking community voices for granted in food systems projects
Most conversations about food systems and climate change that happen in global conferences and capital city workshops continue to miss
African territorial markets continue to protect food cultures and identities
If there were no territorial markets many food ingredients and related recipes would have disappeared. Besides keeping rural and urban
African territorial markets are masters of conversational commerce
What makes African territorial markets different from other markets is that they are not just about financial transactions. They are
African mass markets as platforms for addressing hunger and malnutrition
What makes African territorial markets impossible to underestimate is not just their power to aggregate diverse commodities from every corner.
Africa can feed itself and also be a source of food aid for the whole world
The World Food Program’s 2026 Global Outlook projects 318 million people will face crisis levels of hunger this year and
When interpretation is more important than statistics
While collecting statistics through crop and livestock assessments is necessary, the most important missing link is interpreting and analyzing what