One argument in favor of quotas for women’s representation in political office is that female politicians can break down gender barriers more broadly, inspiring individual women to participate politically.
The 2003 Maputo Declaration aimed at boosting African agriculture requires governments to make difficult decisions on budget priorities. Furthermore, tracking the progress of the initiative presents problems.
To improve the quality of data and reporting for the fourth cycle of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Biennial Review (BR),1 the African Union (AU) conducted a critical analysis of the process, data, and reporting
Agriculture and the agrifood processing sector play an important role in many African economies.
Rapid urbanization in Africa south of the Sahara continues to highlight the importance of informal retailers as a source of both food and employment for the urban poor.
Analyzing the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries, the authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies.
Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems.
Africa has experienced a paradigm shift in mechanization in the past three decades. The “new paradigm” has also given rise to new challenges and policy issues.
The two objectives of this book are to assess extension and advisory services in a cross-country comparative context in the following ways: 1.
This chapter analyzes the provision of agricultural extension and advisory services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the context of a postconflict country and the experiences and challenges in reconstituting an extension system.
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked not only a health crisis but also an economic crisis, which together pose a serious threat to food security, particularly in poorer countries.
African governments have made youth employment a policy priority, and African youth are demanding policies that improve their job prospects.
Building inclusive food systems to help reach the goal of ending hunger and malnutrition globally will require innovation and investment at the regional and country levels.
The fact that African opposition parties increasingly turn to the courts when they lose elections indicates that perceptions of judicial independence are improving.
La présente fiche d'information donne un aperçu des principaux indicateurs relatifs à la R&D agricole du pays concerné, visualisés par des graphiques abordables.
La présente fiche d'information donne un aperçu des principaux indicateurs relatifs à la R&D agricole du pays concerné, visualisés par des graphiques abordables.
La présente fiche d'information donne un aperçu des principaux indicateurs relatifs à la R&D agricole du pays concerné, visualisés par des graphiques abordables.
La présente fiche d'information donne un aperçu des principaux indicateurs relatifs à la R&D agricole du pays concerné, visualisés par des graphiques abordables.
La présente fiche d'information donne un aperçu des principaux indicateurs relatifs à la R&D agricole du pays concerné, visualisés par des graphiques abordables.