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Connecting Minds

by Africa Business Radio

The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) is an Africa-wide think tank which provides a forum for dialogue, information dissemination and networking, underpinned by rigorous research on the different elements of African Heritage in order to shape policy and practice on governance, economic development and the evolution of African institutions. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingminds/support

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Episodes

  1. Transforming Africa's Agriculture - Oxfam Southern Africa

    Agriculture markets are not working for the smallholder farmer, there is need to: • Create a level playing field by supporting equitable participation and benefits by all value chain actors (i.e., marketing of products taken over by middle man). • Generate evidence to advocate for a policy...

  2. Revamping R&D In Agriculture - Thandi Mgwebi. Deputy Vice-Chancellor TUT

    Thandi Mgwebi is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Innovation & Engagement at the Tshwane University of Technology South Africa, she chats about Revamping agricultural research and development (R&D), there is a need to: •Increase financing of agriculture research and development to support...

  3. A Review of The African Union Decade of Youth Development - Sithembile Mwa

    Agriculture should form the backbone to any solution or strategy to the developmental challenges bedeviling the continent. It will be impossible to effectively advance social and economic transformation that addresses the challenges confronted by women, the youth and children on the continent...

  4. Plenary- Feedback from Breakaway Sessions. High Policy Dialogue on _Tranforming Agriculture in Afric

    1. Transformation of Africa’s agriculture begins with us - All relevant stakeholder groups need to change: · Donor agencies and development partners need to change their investment priorities and strategies. · Governments should institutionalize an efficient and effective policy implementation...

  5. Reflection & closing ceremony. High Policy Dialogue on _Tranforming Agriculture in Africa_ Day 3

    We, 192 delegates from 21 African countries attended the 2018 Regional Policy Dialogue convened through a collaborative partnership between the Food, Agriculture and Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Graca Machel Trust (GMT), the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS), and the...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) is an Africa-wide think tank which provides a forum for dialogue, information dissemination and networking, underpinned by rigorous research on the different elements of African Heritage in order to shape policy and practice on governance, economic development and the evolution of African institutions. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingminds/support

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The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) is an Africa-wide think tank which provides a forum for dialogue, information dissemination and networking, underpinned by rigorous research on the different elements of African Heritage in order to shape policy and practice on governance,...

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