Making sense of differences between evidence and experience

While there is an increase in emphasis on evidence-based policy, evidence-based medicine and evidence-based this and that, people’s collective experiences may be more powerful than evidence alone.

If African agriculture and rural development relied solely on evidence without people’s tangible experiences, most development initiatives would not achieve much.

Evidence in the form of facts and figures is critical for decision-making and resource allocation.

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