“Great opportunity to link with ground level” “exploring some business and project ideas through” “importance of partnership with private sector, NGOs, development organizations” “learning how to create vision and strategies for each point of supply chain” these were the spontaneous answers from the participants when they were asked to provide feedback on “What did you learn from the Agri-Business Supply Chain Conference and Workshop events” held on June 2012?  

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At the BIF event in Lagos last week, Professor Ayoola of the Farm & Infrastructure Foundation made a very funny, yet equally astute, critique of some forms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).  I can’t relate this as amusingly as the Professor, nor can I retain some of the Nigerian specific content that tickled his audience, yet it went something…