by Mahesh Patel | Feb 15, 2021 | Agriculture, Policy, Technology
Modernising farms – looking beyond mechanisation Among all of mankind’s amazing inventions, the tractor has to be one of the greatest. Since their development in the 19th century, these machines have quite literally fuelled human growth, enabling us to...
by Mahesh Patel | Jan 12, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Gender
Cotton in Zambia – paving the way for independent women farmer leaders In Zambia, small scale farming creates more jobs than any other sector. Over 300,000 of these smallholder farmers are cotton growers. For them a good harvest of cotton can mean the difference...
by Mahesh Patel | Oct 13, 2020 | Agriculture, Economy, Governance
The road ahead – recovering from the ongoing pandemic and the ramifications to come This year, World Food Day will be celebrated on Friday 16th October, marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO). The theme of the...
by Mahesh Patel | Sep 15, 2020 | Agriculture, Business, News
Digital finance – including smallholder farmers in the equation Telecommunication technologies have advanced and spread more rapidly than I could ever have imagined. In the 80s we were using walkie-talkies to communicate in the field. Today every sphere of commerce...
by Mahesh Patel | Aug 18, 2020 | Agriculture, Business, Economy, Gender, Policy
Where are the young farmers? The village of Rakhra in Punjab, India, is home to about 2,500 people and a great story. In the years following its independence, India had the critical task to develop its agriculture sector. Rakhra, with its saline soil, was an unlikely...
by Mahesh Patel | Jul 14, 2020 | Agriculture, Healthcare
The Smart Food of the Future Tanzania has been combatting malnutrition and over nutrition for many years. In UNICEF’s 2019 report on nutrition in the country, it was found that over 30% of children under 5 suffer from stunted growth because of their diet and 37% of...
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