With frequent reports El Nino weather phenomena across the world, signals from mass markets are becoming major sources of critical knowledge for adaptation to climate change. Increasing climate variability, shifting market dynamics, cross-border trade complexities, and the growing scale of informal markets demand a more advanced, integrated, and responsive early warning system. The rich intelligence Read more about Mass market signals are becoming more important in a changing climate[…]

By bringing diverse commodities and people together across boundaries, African mass markets create space for issues that are usually left unsaid.  While the formal mainstream media is more interested in what is happening right now, mass markets bring people together to discuss what and who is causing what is happening. For instance, mainstream media can Read more about What mass markets say about the political economy of African food systems[…]

Most conversations about food systems and climate change that happen in global conferences and capital city workshops continue to miss practical community voices. When a few community representatives are invited, the purpose is mostly superficial for legitimizing the event through media coverage. In some circumstances, development organizations get into a community and introduce a goat Read more about Pitfalls of taking community voices for granted in food systems projects[…]