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Mass markets separate farmers by calling from farmers by opportunity

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Across Africa, there is no shortage of training courses and capacity building programs for farmers, women, youths, SMEs and economic actors. While all these activities and strategies are necessary, nothing trumps calling and natural gifts. Farmers by calling do not need a cheering crowd. They do not feel entitled to receive awards for their farming Read more about Mass markets separate farmers by calling from farmers by opportunity[…]

It is time to recognize how African MSMEs are decolonizing Manufacturing

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While economic planners in most African countries still associate manufacturing with big corporates rooted in colonial legacies, Micro, Small and Medium (MSMEs) have quietly moved the manufacturing cheese. This trend has been accompanied with silent commercialization of indigenous food.  A few years ago, many urban consumers were too shy to be seen eating sweet potatoes, Read more about It is time to recognize how African MSMEs are decolonizing Manufacturing[…]