Unco-ordinated agricultural programmes undermine efforts to build business

ACROSS Africa, unco-ordinated agricultural programmes by government and development organisations have continued to increase food losses and undermine efforts to build strong business cases.

At national level, there is often no connection between government and donor-driven programmes that focus on the same value chains.

Commodities from diverse similar interventions often converge in the same market, whose capacity cannot be stretched to absorb over-production.

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