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Why people look down on agriculture in Nigeria

March 1, 2021 Sector.Africa Administrator#food, Adama J Adama, agricultural solutions, Agriculture, Agriculture in Nigeria, Countries, dairy products, Economic taxonomy, entrepreneur, farmer, food problems, Land management, Nigeria, Organic farming, serious food crises0 comment

Like I said in one of my previous posts, whenever people hear the word, Agriculture, what comes to their mind is ‘demeaning’ and ‘dirty’ job. Even with the current technology which has transformed the entire agricultural process into a stress-free job, some people still picture farmers trudging on a large expanse of land, and trying to do some hand weeding and other tough farm work. Agriculture is generally perceived in the wrong light; maybe as the last resort in terms of job creation or not as a reputable job for…

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SIMON KIMOYI: Baganda Are Responding to Museveni’s Tembuzi Talk Over Land, Water

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Sector.Africa AdministratorAfrica, Land management, Water0 comment

Whenever president Yoweri Museveni touches his famous subject of Bachwezi/Tembuzi; by instinct, the Baganda read between the lines. They read that he is not talking about micro-economics, not macro-economic nor globalization. He is discussing identity to claim a belonging and justify particular actions. In his writings, the president cites traditional names like Wankachi (main entrance to a Buganda kingdom palace), Oyo (one of the titles of the king of Toro) and Rukiidi (a title to the king of Bunyoro). He uses these terms to explain their origins in the Luo traditions. To him they…

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Ghana’s Agripool is the newest crowd-farming platform wanting to make an effect

February 28, 2020 Sector.Africa AdministratorAfrica, Agriculture, Companies, Culture, Farm, Ghana, Humans, Land management, Money, Rural culture, Settlement geography, Startup, Water0 comment

Crowdfunding of agriculture, or crowd-farming, is very much in style across the continent, and Ghana’s Agripool is the current entrant to the marketplace. The startup aims to separate by means of its training modules, nevertheless. Launched in 2018, Agripool was formed to take on two significant concerns within the farming space. “Rural farmers did not have appropriate skills and proper contemporary farming methods which lead to low yields after every farming season and lower returns after this fruit and vegetables is offered on the marketplace,” said Yaw Duffour Awuah, the…

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Land reform in South Africa – is there a right and a wrong?

February 25, 2020 Sector.Africa AdministratorAgricultural policy, Business, Constitution, Eminent domain, Food security, Government, Interest, Land management, Land reform, Land reform in South Africa, Law, Life, Marxist theory, Mines, Political philosophy, Politics, World0 comment

While South Africans have until the end of February to share their comment on the draft national policy for beneficiary selection and land allocation, Prof Brian Ganson, head of the Africa Centre for Dispute Settlement at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) argues that “the land reform debate largely remains a dialogue of the deaf”. He said that many spend their energy shouting about how they are right and others are wrong. Ganson proposes that conflict resolution and problem-solving skills of perspective-taking and bridging principles – proven in other…