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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 informal economies harness and institutionalize customer experience
While a supermarket chain can have a customer care department responsible for answering queries and harvesting feedback from diverse customers,…
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Are ICTs improving African agriculture or just smearing digital ‘lipstick’?
While ICTs have been part of African agriculture and rural communities for many years, benefits associated with these technologies have…
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Formulae for valuating intangible assets long overdue in Africa
Capitalism may be accused of misleading many African countries into limiting the valuation of their resources to tangible assets such…
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How the informal economy tackles the middle class trap
In African countries where agriculture is a major socio-economic activity, policy makers and development agencies seem determined to move economic…
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How African Agriculture is under-rated due to narrow notions of evidence
When economists and policy makers in developing countries talk about evidence, in most cases they mean numbers or statistics. For…
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How African Agriculture expresses differences between Men and Women
Millions of dollars have gone into promoting gender equality in many developing countries. More millions continue to be poured into…
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How can African agricultural economies balance opportunities and risks?
Risk has been part of life since time immemorial. Even before the dawn of modern banking, risk could not be…
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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…
