http://www.thebrokeronline.euen-GBMon, 14 Jun 2010 15:14:55 GMThttp://www.thebrokeronline.eu/Online-discussions/Towards-a-global-development-strategy/Knowledge-infrastructure/Knowledge-in-Africa-subjects-scales-stakeholders-structures-successes Eric Smaling is Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Twente and Senator for the Socialist Party in The Netherlands Evidence of a strong, positive correlation between knowledge and development abounds, anywhere in the world. Key to the rate of return of investment in knowledge is the way it is being used in societies. Knowledge may lead to improved processes and useful products. A process is when people with a certain level of knowledge take informed decisions that benef