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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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Communities can conduct their own baseline studies if properly empowered
For a very long time, the development sector has used external consultants to gather baseline information before implementing a new…
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How informal economies and mass markets fight poverty and destitution
How informal economies and mass markets fight poverty and destitution If there was no informal sector most Africans would be…
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Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems with Modern Science through informality
African policy makers may see formalization of the informal sector as a panacea to economic development but what makes informality…
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Using indigenous science to show the benefits of consuming indigenous food
Due to absence of a documentation culture, it has remained very difficult for African elders to convince the young generation…
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Decolonizing urban planning through African values and indigenous markets
Decades after independence from colonial masters, most African countries continue to perpetuate colonial urban planning approaches that were designed to…
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The Social Impact of Large – Scale Construction Projects in Africa – Emerging lessons from rebuilding Mbare Retail Market in Harare, Zimbabwe
Introduction Across Africa, it has become common practice for large-scale infrastructure projects to be decided and implemented by government departments,…
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Why evidence should guide the formalization of African informal economies
When African policy makers, development organizations and financial institutions talk about the need to formalize Africa’s informal economy, those discussions…
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Poorly sequenced investments doing more harm than good in Africa
Poorly sequenced investments doing more harm than good in Africa Imagine the Japanese Embassy financing the building of a house…
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When a vibrant sense of belonging is more important than selling commodities
When a vibrant sense of belonging is more important than selling commodities While corporates are more interested in agricultural commodities…
