THE AFRICA TIMES | CAMEROON — Africa must undertake a comprehensive overhaul of its regulatory, financial, and market systems to transform agricultural innovation into commercially viable enterprises, thereby increasing incomes for smallholder farmers. This assertion comes from Cameroonian agriculture advocate Matchouo Fossi Émile Christian, director of The African Farming Foundation (TAFF), in a recent discussion with DNE Africa.
Christian emphasized that the continent’s primary challenge is not the generation of agricultural innovations but rather the effective scaling of these innovations from research and pilot projects to practical applications for farmers and businesses.
“Africa does not have an innovation deficit; it has a scale-up deficit,” Christian stated emphatically.
Concerning biotechnology, he urged the establishment of science-based, risk-proportionate regulatory frameworks. Additionally, he called for greater
