The final entry to the read-along of Joe Studwell's How Africa Works 1914reader.com/p/how-africa-…

New essay by @DoubleEph : Labourers and Wages 1914reader.com/p/labourers-a…

The good folks at @1914Reader have cooked another one for us. | Buy Sheep, Sell Deer, Make Profit open.substack.com/pub/1914re…

Fascinating post on trade/ traders/ trading in Nigeria by @1914Reader open.substack.com/pub/1914re…

Think the heat is messing with my brain so I wondered to myself why a country like Japan with harsh winters would produce an airconditioning giant like Daikin. The company's origin is in metal works (that's what Daikin means) but the most interesting thing I learnt is that Japan's dense housing and small apartments favoured room by room systems (unlike America's larger houses where a central system works better) i.e. wall mounted and split-unit ACs. Split units of course were easier to sell in much of the world where people who could not afford to cool a whole house could at least cool one or two rooms.

Nigeria’s agricultural productivity deficit stems from overlapping institutional failures across seed supply, credit, insurance, extension, market access, and land tenure that collectively prevent smallholder farmers from adopting or benefiting from technologies that work.

Had to do some emergency detracting. 🔗 below

Who will Industrialise Africa? 1914reader.com/p/who-will-in…

A proud moment for me to be recognised by the FT, not just as a detractor, but “one detractor”

I made a similar point in my post for @1914Reader today. Development policy should focus on firms 1914reader.com/p/billionaire…

For the @WSJ I reviewed @CarlosBarraganT's excellent new book 'Yahoo Boys'.

Always Good Ships - by @DoubleEph 1914reader.com/p/always-good…

On Frontier Matters , our CEO @hmryder discusses what it will take for Africa to strengthen its role in global manufacturing and capture more value from trade. As duty-free access to the Chinese market creates new opportunities for African exporters, the focus is increasingly shifting towards how African economies can produce more, export more and build industries that can compete globally. Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4ohwNjN #AfricaChina #Trade #Manufacturing #Industrialisation

Had a lot of fun chatting with @DoubleEph and Tobi Lawson recently in Lagos. I’m a fan of @1914Reader podcast, Frontier Matters and talking about everything Nollywood and my upcoming film, Aloma, and was really cool. Listen and subscribe to the podcast!

New Frontier Matters episode: @Chrisihidero on Nollywood's Grass and Trees piped.video/__kZA4Xqx4g?si=CZmK…

Frontier Matters podcast recently hosted a live conversation with @funsodoherty to discuss the past, present, and future of Lagos. piped.video/watch?v=ncEkWG…

I've listened to practically every podcast Efosa Ojomo has been on. This was another good one, especially the jobs part that complements the recent article. open.spotify.com/episode/03d…

Hannah Ryder on Africa in China open.substack.com/pub/1914re…

The Economy is the Curriculum - by @tobixlawson 1914reader.com/p/the-economy…