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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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How can communities protect their food systems from external influence?
How can communities protect their food systems from external influence? Answering the above question is at the centre of a…
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Local home-grown economy versus foreign currency – driven economy
Local home-grown economy versus foreign currency – driven economy Besides loss of autonomy and exposure to external shocks, countries that…
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Communities are not always waiting for external knowledge
Communities are not always waiting for external knowledge Contrary to most top-down extension approaches promoted in most African countries, communities…
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What if business literacy is more important than financial literacy?
What if business literacy is more important than financial literacy? Across the world, bankers and financial institutions are succeeding in…
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Leaders should rise and fall on the Altar of Climate Change and Food Sovereignty
Leaders should rise and fall on the Altar of Climate Change and Food Sovereignty That Climate Change and Food Sovereignty…
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A ready market is more important than food hand outs and free inputs
A ready market is more important than food hand outs and free inputs Food hand-outs and free inputs have been…
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Time to use mass food markets and seed fairs in decolonizing gene banks
Time to use mass food markets and seed fairs in decolonizing gene banks A very important step in decolonizing African…
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Opportunities for using public procurement to advance healthy food choices in Africa
Opportunities for using public procurement to advance healthy food choices in Africa Decolonizing public procurement by governments and development organizations…
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Aggregation as the only avenue for returning African farmers to profitability
Aggregation as the only avenue for returning African farmers to profitability African countries have no shortage of documents on how…
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How fragmented agricultural projects are undermining African food systems
How fragmented agricultural projects are undermining African food systems If there was more harmony and consolidation between agricultural interventions in…
