‘Informal’ food trade is a key area in addressing food security: the best markets are those that already exist. Traditional or informal food trade persists and flourishes.
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Agronomist, is adviser Agriculture West-Africa for SNV. Expertise in rural economic development and natural resource management. He resides in Bamako, Mali. Currently doing action-research on food security and land tenure mechanisms in Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana and Niger.