Africa
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KM in international development
How African mass markets make productive use of gossip and the grapevine
Market linkages are not just a simple process of connecting farmers with formal buyers.
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In the news
Call for Applications: Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) Challenge 2024 (Africa)
10 available slots for sponsorship or individual paid participation, deadline for registration is 8 April 2024.
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
How far can imperfect knowledge go in generating solutions?
Investing in infrastructure is meaningless if not accompanied by investment in soft intangible assets like knowledge, information, and fluid networks.
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ABCs of KM
Digital storytelling can be a powerful tool for water researchers
Good digital storytelling is a way to impart different forms of knowledge in a way that stimulates action.
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Enriching climate change discourses with indigenous knowledge perspectives
Indigenous knowledge was an integral driver of how African communities dealt with a changing climate using their knowledge, values, intuitions,…
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Communities are not always waiting for external knowledge
Contrary to most top-down extension approaches promoted in most African countries, communities are not always waiting for external knowledge.
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
How COVID19 has redefined knowledge and the value of intangible resources
It has taken a crisis like COVID19 for intangible resources such as community engagement and relationships to start receiving the…
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Stewarding knowledge on African food systems – beyond collecting statistics
Using data from national census and African mass food markets to accurately estimate the size of food demand.
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KM in international development
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) knowledge management resources
FARA has produced and co-produced a range of downloadable knowledge management resources including a series of six policy briefs.
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Mass food markets – the Facebook of African food systems
Instead of focusing on a few value chains, African policy makers should use data and evidence from mass food markets…
