Gérardine Mukeshimana, Mark Rosenzweig, and Christopher Udry dissect one of Africa’s most persistent development challenges: the low productivity of small farms. Despite decades of investment, innovation, and policy reform, yields on African small farms remain significantly below those in high-income countries—even when similar technologies are used.

June was a month of movement, momentum, and meaningful exchange at Athena. Across cities and countries, our teams were out in the field, joining conversations, sharing tools, and co-developing strateg...

Gérardine Mukeshimana, Mark Rosenzweig, and Christopher Udry dissect one of Africa’s most persistent development challenges: the low productivity of small farms. Despite decades of investment, innovat...

Have vocational training programmes in low- and middle-income countries been an effective development intervention?