The miracle of increasing agricultural productivity has nourished people and lifted people out of poverty to a degree that would have been unimaginable to our ancestors.
Agricultural extension and advisory services is a system that facilitates access of farmers or their organizations to new knowledge, information and technologies and promotes interaction with research, education, agri‐business, and other relevant
The need for industrial development in Africa has become more pressing than ever.
Climate change is a truly global threat, but its impacts differ around the world. Regions and countries urgently need to identify and implement policy responses that reflect local needs and opportunities.
Digital technologies can expand access to health services to underserved populations. This paper leverages mobile network expansion and survey data spanning two decades to study the impact of access to mobile phones on infant mortality in Africa.
We examine the association between on-farm production diversity on household dietary diversity in Malawi using microdata collected as part of an environmentally sustainable agricultural intensification program.
This policy note synthesizes the key messages and lessons from existing evidence and trends in the development, deployment and scale up of ICT-enabled marketing tools.
The agricultural sector’s significant position in an economy and high potential benefits of agricultural transformation give developing countries major opportunities, especially for youth, to commercially start an agricultural enterprise.
Data from 3 irrigation schemes in Mozambique reveal patterns consistent with water inefficiency. A feedback tool could visually communicate ways to conserve by varying water applications at each stage of the crop cycle.
Low-cost and sustainable agricultural management practices are being promoted in many countries but continue to face low adoption among farmers.
Agricultural research and development (R&D) investment is positively associated with high returns, but these returns take time—often decades—to develop.
A pesquisa agrícola e o investimento no desenvolvimento experimental (I&D) estão positivamente associados a altos retornos, porém, estes retornos levam tempo, muitas vezes décadas, para se desenvolver.
Les investissements dans la recherche et le développement expérimental (R&D) agricoles sont positivement associés à des rendements élevés, mais ces rendements prennent du temps - souvent des décennies - pour se développer.
Agricultural research and experimental development (R&D) investment is positively associated with high returns, but these returns take time—often decades—to develop.
La inversión en investigación y desarrollo experimental (I+D) en el sector agrario se asocia positivamente con un alto rendimiento, pero éste tarda en desarrollarse, a menudo décadas.
Malawi, like other southern African countries, has endured several waves of infection since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The disease has had severe effects on the economy, including the agriculture sector.
This study contains data that were collected to assess the demand and supply of extension services in Malawi. The survey covers 3001 households and 299 sections in all 29 districts in Malawi (excluding Likoma).