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 […]
ICTs and agriculture
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
Asking and answering fundamental questions through informal markets
Street markets or roadside food markets have remained a permanent feature in most developing countries. The fact that these markets
People’s food markets as sources of multiple knowledges
One of the benefits of continuously observing and learning from informal African food markets is an opportunity to update knowledge
The hidden cost of the time lag between marketing and consumption of commodities
One of the most misunderstood aspects of agricultural value chains in most developing countries is the time lag between marketing