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For decades now, radio has been a dominant source of information for farmers in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Although the reach of radio varies from country to country, it is estimated that between 80 and 90 percent of households in Africa have access to a functional radio. ...

An important element of a company’s innovation strategy is the acquisition of know-how-for future innovation. Absorptive capacity has been defined as a firm’s ability to recognise the value of new external knowledge, assimilate it and apply it to commercial ends (Cohen and Levinthal, 1990). Conceptually, it is similar to information processing theory, but at the firm...

This is the first of several commentaries on “The Paradox of Samsung’s Rise,” an article by Tarun Khanna, Jaeyong Song, and Kyungmook Lee in the July−August 2011 HBR. Similar Products: Powered by Africa Rising: How 900 Million African Consumers Offer More Than You Think :: Amazon Profit from the World's Largest Untapped Market:...

Animal feed in Zambia. Cookies in South Africa. Medical records systems in Botswana. Peanut processing in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. In regions scarred by intractable poverty, innovative programs to build new sources of wealth through these four businesses are providing lessons for entrepreneurs hoping to create new markets and economic opportunity. In a new...

Image via Wikipedia A natural variation shows promise for increasing provitamin A in cassava roots using transgenic or conventional methods The roots of cassava (Manihot esculenta) serve as the primary source of carbohydrates in the diets of people in many arid regions of the world, including more than 250 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. Unfortunately the...

Postcards of Hope and Success from Africa Worldwatch Researcher Visits 150th Project, After 21 Sub-Saharan African Countries Lomé, Togo-Highlighting Africa-led innovations that offer sustainable ways to alleviate hunger and poverty, Worldwatch Institute senior researcher Danielle Nierenberg visited her 150th site today as part of a one-year tour through Ethiopia, Zimbabwe,...

[CAPE TOWN] Scientists have reversed the action of the humble herbal tea bag to purify water on a small scale. Instead of infusing water with flavour, a sachet sucks up toxic contamination when fitted into the neck of a water bottle. The researchers, at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, hope communities that have no water-cleaning facilities will use it to purify...