Hope Michelson
Development economist at the University of Illinois specializing in agricultural input markets and supply-side constraints, co-author of a review on agricultural input markets in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 26min
S7 Ep5: African agriculture's underappreciated supply side
Hope Michelson, a development economist at the University of Illinois who studies agricultural input markets, explores why better seeds, fertilisers and pesticides often fail to reach farmers. She discusses supply-side frictions like logistics, finance and seasonality. She highlights the critical role of agri-dealers, data gaps about sellers, and how fixing input markets could help reverse falling yields in sub-Saharan Africa.
