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Let’s not waste it: how learning about food waste can help us deal with uncertainty.

This article is part of Busara’s Tafakari 2026 yearbook. You can download the whole yearbook here. Picture a bustling market on a warm afternoon. Stalls full of tomatoes, greens, fruits, and…

Tafakari Yearbook 2026. You are here: humans and stormy times

Breaking silos: Why collective climate action needs a shift

In a village in central Kenya, Daniel, a coffee farmer, has just completed his fourth training this season. These sessions are part of a growing wave of climate-smart agriculture initiatives…

Climate change is a human problem: Finding the voices of climate resilience

Behavior change interventions for food waste prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa

‘Funny-looking’ but fully edible: Addressing food waste at traditional markets in Kenya and Nigeria

How can we address food waste in traditional Kenyan and Nigerian markets?

Cooking with ‘funny-looking’ vegetables and reducing food waste, one Efo Riro soup at a time

Some vegetables simply weren’t made for the spotlight. Some are born wonky. A carrot takes a wrong turn underground and comes out with a limp. A tomato forgets to stay…

What are the barriers and enablers to the uptake of chisel ploughing?

Plot twist: Young people are eyeing the fields after all—and are more interested in agriculture than you think

For a long time now, research across Africa has painted a familiar picture: most young people are disinterested in farming and aren’t dreaming of a future behind a plough. Farming,…

Toolkit for digital service providers. Using behavioral science and human centered design to drive adoption among smallholder farmers

A land called localization: understanding the gap between theory and practice of implementing food loss and waste solutions in the Global South.

We bring ourselves to language. A big part of the way a word is understood is the people and context within which it is used. If you talk about the…

The work is not done: creating new paths to an equitable world in uncertain times

There are many valid perspectives from which to criticise the development sector. A lot of the work in the space, for example, fails to achieve the intended expectations. One could…

Can digital platforms help improve farmer livelihoods?

It’s not a competition. How combining traditional and modern methods can contribute to more sustainable conservation practices in Western Kenya

The effect of discount pricing on consumer fruit purchase decisions: insights from randomized controlled trials in Ethiopia

Decolonizing food systems: promoting traditional vegetables for sustainable nutrition in Kenya and India

From trash to treasure: changing our perspective on waste to increase sustainable recycling behaviour

What is waste? Is it merely something discarded, a byproduct of consumption, and does it hold untapped potential for transformation? Some people consider waste to be all that is thrown…

Can highly nutritious semi-processed products help reduce food waste in Kenya?

Can cultural understanding, strong relational values, and effective communication, create stronger, longer lasting, strategic alliances in agribusiness?

The plastic predicament: exploring barriers and motivators to recycling behaviour change

Plastic waste cripples environmental and human health. Yet its management is severely under-priced, deprioritised, and unregulated. The status quo on recycling comprises multiple elements including: limited environmental laws; weak enforcement;…

FARM tales: an anthology of short stories navigating the role of behavioral science, in SSA’s food and agricultural landscape, towards creating resilient systems

Cultivating resilience: promoting investment in alternative agricultural products for enhanced food security in Kenya

Wairimu Muthike

Tafakari Yearbook 2024

&nbsp Yearbook You are not alone: human behavior under pressure Download PDF Busara SECTORBehavioral sciencePROJECT TYPEYearbookBEHAVIORAL THEMECollaboration| Community| Engagement OVERVIEW As an organization dedicated to behavioral science in pursuit of…

Understanding the impact of school milk feeding programs in Kenya

&nbsp Case study Understanding the impact of school milk feeding programs in Kenya Download PDF Wairimu Muthike PARTNER Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) SECTOR Food system…

EatSafe: Evidence and action towards safe and nutritious food

&nbsp Case study EatSafe: Food safety intervention in traditional Nigerian markets Download PDF PARTNER GAIN SECTOR Food system resilience PROJECT TYPE Field and Lab Experiments BEHAVIORAL THEME Socio-cultural norms |…

Preventing food waste in traditional Nigerian and Kenyan markets

&nbsp Case study Preventing food waste in traditional Kenyan and Nigerian markets Download PDF PARTNER Posner Foundation SECTOR Financial Inclusion PROJECT TYPE Field and Lab Experiments SAMPLE SIZE 1,834 Participants…

Can market design help the world’s poor? Evidence from a lab experiment on land trade.

&nbsp Case study Can Market Design Help the World’s Poor? Evidence from a Lab Experiment on Land Trade. Download PDF BUSARA GROUNDWORK SECTOR Financial Inclusion PROJECT TYPE Field and Lab…

Improving teacher involvement and cook performance for a national school feeding programme

&nbsp Case study Improving teacher involvement and cook performance for a national school feeding programme Download PDF PARTNERThe Nigerian Economic summit Group |NHGSFP |AccentureSECTORSocial aid |InvestmentPROJECT TYPEField ExperimentsSAMPLE SIZE210 SchoolsBEHAVIORAL…