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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 digital technology purifies demand and experiences through agriculture markets
Given the disparate nature of smallholder production in developing countries, it is often very difficult for buyers, development actors and…
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Farmers and traders with diversified sources of information are more successful
In many developing countries, farmers who diversify their sources of information and knowledge are more successful than those who rely…
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Surfacing the shared identity of crop and livestock production in African agriculture
While the relationship between crop and livestock production seems obvious to some people, a lot of lessons are hidden in…
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Making knowledge needs visible through agricultural markets
One of the biggest challenges besetting African smallholder agriculture is the fact that agricultural knowledge is invisible. By looking at…
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African countries grappling with practical aspects of food loss
Last week agricultural experts from across Africa and Western countries gathered in Harare, Zimbabwe to design strategies for reducing food…
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To what extent are food vendors an extension of African agriculture?
A big picture of African agriculture cannot emerge without analysing the role of food vendors. In almost every African country,…
