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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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Using experimentation to balance short term agricultural gains with long term value creation
Climate change and unstable agricultural markets in developing countries are forcing agricultural actors to rely on constant experimentation. Historical knowledge…
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Why ‘financial inclusion’ may not be the correct terminology
Over the past few years, financial authorities and development organizations in Africa have become fond of ‘financial inclusion’ as a…
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Which country has achieved economic growth through micro finance?
If you answer the above question correctly, a ton of pearl millet is waiting for you at eMKambo. When many…
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Why we need a healthy handshake between numbers and intuitions
Due to the hype surrounding Big Data, there is a temptation for economic planners in developing countries to over-depend on…
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Making sense of invisible advantages in rural African communities
Many rural African communities have seen development programmes and business models come and go. What has kept these communities alive…
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ANALYSIS:What has gone wrong with the groundnut market in Zimbabwe?
Groundnut has traditionally been a famous cash cow in Zimbabwe. Many Cabinet ministers, captains of industry, academics and bankers can…
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The joys and benefits of learning directly from plants and animals.
In spite of the current obsession with formal learning approaches where people are encouraged to learn from each other, many…
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How to be a catalyst for better agricultural outcomes in 2017
Developing countries which embrace a business – as – usual approach to agricultural development will take more than a century…
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How can farmers and agribusinesses prepare themselves for success in 2017?
Most agricultural interventions into African communities do not sufficiently prepare farmers and local agribusinesses for growth and success. That is…
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What makes informal institutions superior at embedding Knowledge!
Where formal organizations try to store their knowledge in the form of corporate processes and procedures, informal institutions like people’s…
