Local agroeconomic clusters play a crucial role in the growth and sustainability of regional economies. Moreover, by focusing on local buyers, these clusters can create a ripple effect of benefits that extends beyond the businesses themselves, touching the lives of countless individuals within the community.
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I have been an advocate of vision boards for many years now. It has been tried, tested and proven to work. Just to reiterate, a vision board is essentially a physical (or digital) representation of the goals you wish to achieve. Vision boarding involves collecting images or objects that...
– transforming from design to actual transformation
The expression “Failing to plan is planning to fail” is widely attributed to Benjamin Franklin, famous for his role in signing the declaration of independence and many other things, making him an icon of American history; these words make so much sense and...
…the social effect of queues on service experience
Hungarian-born British humourist, George Mikes, is credited with this quote, “An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.” What Mikes was trying to say was that the English love to queue. But one can say the same...
…An in-depth look at Fairtrade's minimum price policy
Fairtrade, an organisation that advocates for fair and equitable access to international markets, has been a longstanding player in the cocoa-chocolate industry. However, questions have been raised about the effectiveness of Fairtrade's policies, particularly its minimum price policy, for smallholder cocoa farmers...
During the US-Africa Summit in 2022, Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, made several significant statements that should guide Africa toward the Agenda 2063, which is 40 years from now. For once, Africa must succeed in her attempts to reverse the development change.
Agenda 2063 is a strategic framework for...
In today's discussion about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), let's start with a story about salt. This mineral is a fundamental part of human life and has many uses. The World Health Organization (WHO) advises that adults consume no more than 5 grams of salt, or 2,000 mg of...
The global industrial economy is riddled with an energy crisis that appears to be getting worse. It's only a matter of time before the supply of fossil fuels begins to dwindle, driving up prices and causing even more instability around the world. Thankfully, we are actively working to find...