Delivering the African Agricultural Development Potential
Author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Publisher: Iita
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 30
ISBN-13:
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Delivering the African Agricultural Development Potential
Author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Publisher: IITA
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 9781312033
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInstitutional Economics Perspectives on African Agricultural Development
Author: Johann Kirsten
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 0896297810
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Millions of Africans spend their entire lives poor, hungry, and malnourished, and most depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, either directly or indirectly. Despite its potential to drive economic growth and poverty reduction, however, African agricultural development has remained disappointing-whether because of underinvestment or poor returns to investments. This book, Institutional Economics Perspectives on African Agricultural Development, is inspired by the conviction that effective African agricultural development requires building better institutions. It provides an accessible synthesis of new institutional economics theory and research into understanding and improving African agriculture, particularly smallholder agriculture. Interspersing theory with case studies from a wide range of countries, the book addresses such policy issues as how markets for different commodities and services function in different political, cultural, and economic contexts. It not only makes an important contribution to the existing literature, but also provides development practitioners, policymakers, and graduate students working-or intending to work-in these fields with essential knowledge and tools for addressing these challenges. OVERVIEW: Theoretical and Conceptual Framework; Exchange in Goods and Services; Natural Resources Management; and An Institutional Perspective on the State: Its Role and Challenges."
Market Opportunities for African Agriculture
Author: Xinshen Diao
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 0896291634
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow can East and Southern African nations reduce poverty and hunger through agricultural growth? How can they create sufficient market demand to power such growth? This report proposes answers to these questions, applying a general equilibrium framework to the experiences of Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The authors conclude that, for countries like these, promoting traditional agricultural exports, developing nontraditional exports, and increasing food staple growth will probably not be sufficient to generate a significant level of economic growth. Instead, the model simulations suggest that reductions in marketing costs through improved infrastructure and development of market institutions, along with significant growth in the nonagricultural economy (besides that generated by agricultural growth linkages) are necessary conditions for rapid economic growth. This report's findings are a valuable first step toward understanding how East and Southern African nations can achieve economywide growth and poverty reduction.
The Role of Agriculture in Development
Author: Xinshen Diao
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 0896291618
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChanges in the global environment have led some to question whether the conventional wisdom on the role of agriculture in economic development is still relevant to Africa today. This report critically examines the literature on this issue, taking both the conventional and skeptical views into account. It complements this review with case studies of five African countries. The findings indicate that agricultural growth will play an essential role in promoting overall economic growth and reducing poverty in most of Africa's agrarian-based economies. This holds true even for countries that have the potential for industrial growth driven by natural resources. The results also show that only smallholder food-staple and livestock production can generate broadbased agricultural growth. By demonstrating that Africa's agricultural and food subsector cannot be bypassed, this report contributes to an important ongoing debate in development studies.
Guide for the design and implementation of public–private partnerships for agribusiness development in Africa
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org. [Author]
Published: 2024-04-18
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9251386269
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnleashing the potential for inclusive agricultural growth and transformation in Africa requires coordinated and strategic public and private investment in the agriculture sector. [Author] Against a background of limited government resources and expertise, public–private partnerships are increasingly being promoted as a mechanism to pool resources, reduce risk, improve productivity and drive growth in the agriculture and food sectors. [Author] In line with this trend, many African countries have recently expressed an interest in further understanding the potential for public–private partnerships for agribusiness development (agri-PPPs) to deliver on these transformative goals. [Author] This publication aims to provide guidance to African policymakers and potential private sector investors on the core principles of designing and implementing agri-PPPs that will promote the transformation of Africa’s agriculture sector in an inclusive and sustainable way. [Author] This area of work is of particular interest to the African Union Commission (AUC) which has highlighted agri-PPPs as a key tool in the delivery of the results under the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) and the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth for Shared Prosperity and Livelihoods. [Author]
Agricultural Development and Food Security in Africa
Author: Renu Modi
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Published: 2013-08-08
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 1780323743
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe subject of food security and land issues in Africa has become one of increased importance and contention over recent years. In particular, the focus has shifted to the role new global South donors - especially India, China and Brazil - are playing in shaping African agriculture through their increased involvement and investment in the continent. Approaching the topic through the framework of South-South co-operation, this highly original volume presents a critical analysis of the ways in which Chinese, Indian and Brazilian engagements in African agriculture are structured and implemented. Do these investments have the potential to create new opportunities to improve local living standards, transfer new technology and knowhow to African producers, and reverse the persistent productivity decline in African agriculture? Or will they simply aggravate the problem of food insecurity by accelerating the process of land alienation and displacement of local people from their land? Topical and comprehensive, Agricultural Development and Food Security in Africa offers fresh insight into a set of relationships that will shape both Africa and the world over the coming decades.
Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Enhancing Food Security in Africa
Author: Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Published: 2012-03-30
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 0896297934
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSupply Chain Management in African Agriculture
Author: Abdul-Razak Alhassan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-08-25
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 3030542092
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines supply and value chains in African agriculture, providing both a thorough analysis of existing practices and practical business models for future development. It examines why Africa is a net importer of food, despite its vast agricultural potential, using the tomato value chain in Ghana as a case study. The book explores commodity value chain structures; commodity clusters, arenas, linkages and business models; systematic constraints within commodity value chains; and value chain profiling in practice among others. It would benefit policy makers, policy implementers, development practitioners, agri-entrepreneurs, researchers and all those who have interests in the transformation of African agriculture. It will also be an excellent reference material for students of agriculture management, agribusiness, agricultural economics, and rural development.
Mechanized: Transforming Africa’s agriculture value chains
Author: Malabo Montpellier Panel
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Published: 2018-07-26
Total Pages: 55
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe current report—Mechanized: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture Value Chains—summarizes the findings of a systematic analysis of what countries at the forefront of progress in mechanization have done right. It analyzes which policy decisions were taken and which interventions were implemented to substantially increase the uptake of mechanization. The report takes a broad perspective on mechanization, including technologies along the entire value chain and how they relate to agricultural development and job creation. The report shows what can be done to sustainably mechanize agriculture to increase production and enhance value addition across value chain segments. The set of policies and practices that are identified, if brought to scale, could have significant impact on agricultural transformation in Africa. The report provides a roadmap for African governments to take concerted action to deliver on the growth and transformation targets set out by the Malabo Declaration and the Sustainable Development Goals.
