Africa: When African Smallholders Access Finance, They'll Show You What's Possible
[IPS] Nairobi, Kenya -- I was born in Rwanda, but my family soon became refugees in Uganda during the conflict and unrest on the cusp of independence. My father was a teacher and went to great lengths to make sure I was well educated. My parents were also smallholder farmers, and I saw firsthand the challenges my parents and other refugee families faced.