Related Publications: Africa
Food policy in Ghana.
Made in Africa – How to make local agricultural machinery manufacturing thrive
Manufacturing has the potential to drive economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction, but African manufacturers face challenges in competing with global markets.
Revisiting the size–productivity relationship withimperfect measures of production and plot size
Monitoring smallholder agricultural productivity growth, one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, rests on accurate measures of crop production and land area.
Context matters: Oil palm production and women's dietary diversity in the tropical forest of Cameroon
Oil palm is one of the most rapidly expanding food and cash crops in many tropical regions with significant environmental implications, but also economic gains.
Does access to improved grain storage technology increase farmers' welfare? Experimental evidence from maize farming in Ethiopia
Seasonal price variability for cereals is two to three times higher in Africa than on the international reference market. Seasonality is even more pronounced when access to appropriate storage and opportunities for price arbitrage are limited.
From food subsidies to cash transfers: Assessing economy-wide benefits and trade-offs in Egypt
Food is a vital part of poor households' budgets and so subsidizing staple foods would appear to be an obvious pro-poor policy.