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It is 6:30 am in the small town of Morogoro, Tanzania. Saibaba (meaning “spiritual master”), one of 82 mine detection trainees, has just finished his breakfast when he and his fellow soldiers are loaded onto a truck and driven to the nearby “landmine detection training field” at SOKINE University of Agriculture. When he arrives, Saibaba is outfitted with a harness and clipped onto a series of ropes, which will guide him through his individual training plot. On a good day, he will cover around 200 square meters, and he will be rewarded for every mine he discovers.
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Shoag, M., Colvin, T. (2016). Social Media and Innovation. In: Haar, J., Ernst, R. (eds) Innovation in Emerging Markets. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137480293_10
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