by Mahesh Patel | Mar 16, 2021 | Agriculture, Economy, Gender, Governance, Policy
The gender gap in agriculture – in conversation with a woman farmer Along the Kenyan coast, there was once a thriving cashew economy fueled by a cashew nut milling factory in Kilifi town, 56 km north of Mombasa. The county has a population of 1.5 million and...
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 | 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 | Oct 29, 2019 | Agriculture, Gender, News
The word ‘CASHEW’ contains the word ‘SHE’ In the lead-up to the Africa Cashew Alliance’s 13th annual conference to be held in Dar es Salaam between 7-9 November, I’ve been thinking about cashew a lot. I will have the honour of delivering a...
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