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The secret of productivity growth is not technology

Paul Odiwuor at his aquaponic farm in Kawiya village, Rangwe, Homa Bay County.

The idea that technology drives productivity growth is a commonplace and a common frustration. Economies operating at or near the technological frontier have long seen sagging trend growth rates despite marvellous technology – from artificial intelligence to bioengineering to robotics – proliferating at breakneck speed.

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