Working in agriculture: Don’t let theory obscure complex reality on the ground

By // 29 July 2014

There are professionals from a wide range of backgrounds, including private sector agriculture, working in food security today.

Daniel White, associate director of agriculture at ACDI/VOCA, pointed to the example of one of his coworkers — and one of the most dynamic minds looking at rice and maize marketing in East Africa — who has a degree in art history.

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