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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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Why crop and livestock assessments should not just end at production level
Why crop and livestock assessments should not just end at production level For several years, many African countries have become…
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What prevents formal education systems from cultivating attention to detail
Most of the products and innovations currently used in the world originated from schools, colleges and universities in the Global…
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The role of indigenous food in celebrating heroes and ancestral wisdom
The role of indigenous food in celebrating heroes and ancestral wisdom In addition to a national flag and a national…
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Why policies should be anchored on disciplined documentation
In most African countries that depend on agriculture, policies are often blamed for poor economic performance and failure to improve…
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Understanding pricing models is more important than the capacity to produce
One of the questions that have not received adequate answers for decades is: Who really sets prices in self-organized African…
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Giving farmers, commodities and consumers a voice through market data
Some of the most powerful instincts about African agriculture and food systems are found only in territorial mass markets where…
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Enabling communities to build their own markets fosters economic justice Most market infrastructure
Most market infrastructure built for vendors and low-income entrepreneurs in African countries end up abandoned due to lack of consultation…
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Poor policies give birth to several faces of informality-lessons from African cities
Street markets and informal settlements that are part of many African cities do not mean that Africans just enjoy disobeying…
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Using sweet potatoes and stories to demystify nutrition, science
Using sweet potatoes and stories to demystify nutrition, science Had African policy makers, development agencies and nutritionists succeeded in embedding…
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Continued innovation is difficult to sustain without consistent production
Fragmented production makes it difficult to sustain continuous innovation. When pumpkins are out of season, enterprises that make pumpkin juice…
