This brief explores recent developments in Ghana that lend insight into the drivers of mechanization and the appropriate role of government policy in supporting this transition.
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The costs of doing nothing about land degradation are several times higher than the costs of taking action to reverse it.
Women play important and varied roles in agriculture, but they have unequal access, relative to men, to productive resources and opportunities. Closing these gender gaps would be good both for women and for agriculture.
Agriculture is the main source of employment and income for southern Africa’s rural population. This crucial economic activity is endangered by climate change.
Synopsis of the book East african agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Agriculture is vital to livelihoods in West Africa.
The first decade of the 21st century has brought harbingers of a troubled future for global food security. The food-price spike of 2008 led to food riots and political change in several countries.