Certainly the farmer Kofi visited, 74-year-old Pharis Wekesa Masibo, sounds like a paragon of agricultural virtue. If all farmers were as enterprising as he is, there might be fewer problems. But then, I suspect he is a lot better educated than average; he was a head teacher for 44 years. And he has a lot of land; 20 acres. He also has 16 children. Nobody these days seems to be talking about the demographic transition any more, but for many in Africa it is going to be a long time coming.
Certainly the farmer Kofi visited, 74-year-old Pharis Wekesa Masibo, sounds like a paragon of agricultural virtue. If all farmers were as enterprising as he is, there might be fewer problems. But then, I suspect he is a lot better educated than average; he was a head teacher for 44 years. And he has a lot of land; 20 acres. He also has 16 children. Nobody these days seems to be talking about the demographic transition any more, but for many in Africa it is going to be a long time coming.