Very few organizations are benefiting from fragmented information
Very few organizations are benefiting from fragmented information Many African farmers and traders live complex economic and financial realities. For […]
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African territorial markets continue to protect food cultures and identities
If there were no territorial markets many food ingredients and related recipes would have disappeared. Besides keeping rural and urban
Headaches and pathways of translating infrastructure into better lives
While infrastructure like road highways and irrigation systems continue to receive much attention, funding and media coverage, it has taken
How can the predatory nature of development efforts be tamed?
Many rural communities in low income countries are fed up with the predatory nature of external development initiatives. According to
Of premature technology and information overload
Hundreds of mobile applications and technology platforms are launched in Africa almost every day, thanks to the promise of digital-fueled
Why linking farmers to the market is not enough
In spite of millions of dollars that have gone into market linkage initiatives in developing countries over the past few
The seasonal appetite for knowledge demand and use in developing countries
It is not only revenue streams that tend to be seasonal for farmers in developing countries. The demand and use
Reducing the gap between formal and informal economies
Narrowing the gap between formal and informal economies remains a big challenge for many African countries. Instead of increasing interdependence
Differentiating specialization from monocultural knowledge pathways
While monoculture is mostly understood as the cultivation of a single crop on a farm, area or country, the other
Nine nuances that define indigenous commerce
Although many people associate commerce with modernization, it is as old as the hills. To the extent, commerce refers to