Climate change has pronounced effects in agriculture, such as shifts in temperature and precipitation patterns, and prevalence of pests and diseases. Developing countries that get by with minimal productivity and limited technology are in danger of enduring lower and erratic production, aggravating both the farmers’ livelihood and the population’s food supply.

Its stale news now that President Goodluck Ebele Azikwe Jonathan is the president-elect and will be sworn in May 29 to lead this country for the next four years. It is also stale news that the majority of the local and international observers thought this was an above average election on the free, fair and credible scale, though not close to perfection.

Entrepreneurship in agriculture is becoming increasingly important at a time when many traditional avenues for ACP farmers are closing. It offers opportunities for becoming independent, generating revenue and creating a future that straightforward subsistence farming often struggles to provide.

Margin or margins is a word you hear a lot in business. I want to talk about what it means and why it is important today on MBA Mondays. I did talk about margins once before, in the context of the income statement, back when we were walking through the basic financial statements. But I’d like to talk about the concept outside a strict accounting definition.