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Modern Smallholder farmer in Africa facing agricultural crisis due to top-down government policies and lack of market incentives.

Africa’s Farmers Deserve Policies That Work – Not Experiments

The continent's agricultural crises are not accidents of nature. They are the predictable consequences of certainty without evidence.

Indigenous cattle breed adapted to tropical climate in developing country

Opinion2 months ago

The Western Policy Elite Is Failing African and Asian Agriculture

By Balbir Singh International development organizations are pushing outdated agricultural models that ignore ground realities and perpetuate poverty. A recent high-level meeting with delegates from international...

Nigerian farmer in field representing agricultural budget implementation challenges

Opinion2 months ago

The Agri-Funding Mirage: Why a Record Budget Doesn’t Mean Food Security

By Juwon Akin-Olotu ₦2.2 trillion (US$1.6 billion) allocated for agriculture. Record budget figures. Renewed hope for food security. These were the headlines that dominated Nigeria’s agricultural...

Smallholder farmers and agricultural aggregators coordinating produce collection and logistics within a modern agricultural supply chain.

Opinion2 months ago

The Indispensable Middleman: Why Agriculture Needs Aggregators, Not Apps

By John Dale The promise of agricultural technology often comes wrapped in seductive rhetoric: disintermediation, direct-to-consumer models, blockchain traceability that “cuts out the middleman.” Yet this...

Rusted tractor submerged in a river in rural Kenya, symbolizing failed Western agricultural technology transfer in the developing world.

Opinion3 months ago

Copy-Paste Farming: Why Western Tech Keeps Failing the Developing World

By Balbir Singh The rusting hulk of a 150-horsepower tractor lies submerged in a river in rural Kenya. A sophisticated pivot irrigation system, designed for the...

African Industrialization: Why Export-Driven Production Is Undermining Food Security

Opinion5 months ago

African Industrialization: Why Export-Driven Production Is Undermining Food Security

By Balbir Singh At global forums – from Davos to Addis Ababa – policymakers and development advisors repeat a familiar mantra: Africa must industrialize and boost...

Chad and UAE leaders at the Abu Dhabi Trade & Investment Forum signing agreements to launch the $30 billion Chad Connection 2030 corridor, symbolizing a strategic economic partnership linking Central Africa with Gulf investment in infrastructure, energy, and trade.

Opinion5 months ago

Chad’s Strategy: Forging Economic Arteries from Desert Corridors

By Princess C. Mutisya Not every day does a landlocked, fragile state stride into a desert capital and demand not just investment – but a new...

A vibrant African farm landscape with farmer working in a sunlit field, symbolizing the vital role of agriculture in Africa’s economy - supporting food security, employment, and sustainable development across the continent.

Opinion9 months ago

Agriculture: The Beating Heart of Africa’s Economic Future

By Des H Rikhotso Across Africa, the rhythm of life pulses through the soil. From the sun-drenched fields of Ethiopia to the fertile plains of Nigeria...

Is agriculture the right growth model for Africa?

Opinion1 year ago

Is agriculture the right growth model for Africa?

By Danilo Desiderio A paper from the Morocco-based Policy Centre for the New South explores which development model Africa should adopt to enhance its economic growth...