How the market can convert agricultural commodities into career pipelines
Besides climate change and environmental degradation, a major challenge facing many African rural communities is migration of skills and talent to urban centres. There is…
Moving decision making closer to points of impact and knowledge
In most developing countries, decisions that affect farmers and rural communities are often made by policy makers and development agencies who do not reside in…
How external expertise can undermine local community knowledge
Many rural communities in developing countries are now more familiar with external experts and consultants who visit them to ask questions about their situation and…
Why everyone should pay attention to knowledge life cycles
If you did not know that knowledge has a life cycle you are not alone. However, that should not be a consolation. Effectively managing knowledge…
How niche markets influence agricultural commodity prices
One of the most persistent myths in African agriculture is that commodity prices are set by traders, negatively referred to as ‘middlemen’. Paying lip service…
Translating common sense into agribusiness models
Knowledge generation and sharing has been happening in every community since time immemorial. However, there has not been enough recognition of the way knowledge is…
Increasing odds of success through characterizing value chain actors
A fine-grained view of agricultural opportunities in most developing countries can result from better characterization of value chain actors such as farmers. In addition to…
How and why relationships move more food than markets
As containers of knowledge, African agricultural markets continue to inspire, clarify and reorient our awareness. Latest evidence gathered by eMKambo shows how and why the…
How informal food markets disrupt and correct the notion of staple foods
For a very long time, each country has had what it considered a staple food for its citizens. However, climate change, globalization and changes in…
How market price is not a major determinant of profit in agribusiness
A keen interest by African farmers to know the price of commodities on the market is understandable. However, tracking activities in informal agricultural markets by…