This post is part of our Closing the Gap: Financial Inclusion blog series, which shares the views of selected experts and practitioners on different financial inclusion topics.
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[DOUALA, CAMEROON] Cotton farmers in West Africa are tapping into Australian expertise that could lead to improved harvest yields and quality.
Australia is the world’s third largest cotton exporter with a 2011 output of 4.2 million bales.
Some 20 million people in West and CentralAfrica depend on cotton for their livelihood, [...]
This paper examines the capability of farmers to diversify and outlines the barriers and challenges that confront farmers. It suggests that not all farmers have a high level of ‘strategic awareness capability’.
Publishers note: Ideas..anyone?
DURHAM, N.H. – Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have found that many African farmers inaccurately perceive changes in climate and rainfall when compared with scientific data, highlighting the need for better climate information to assist them to improve farming practices.
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Publisher’s note (PN):Lessons for African Farmers?
The purpose of this article is to discuss the problems associated with attempting to develop collaborative enterprise amongst farmers in Mexico. Sustainable development of agricultural land requires the development of entrepreneurial and organisational competency in farmers.
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