This paper reports on the effects of a training-based intervention seeking to increase household engagement in poultry production in Burkina Faso, analyzing data from a large-scale cluster randomized trial in which 1798 households in 60 communes w
Achieving agricultural transformation and farmer resilience in resource‐dependent developing countries like Nigeria is complicated by volatile macroeconomic conditions, which disrupt agricultural supply chains through income, foreign exchange, and
Agricultural research and development (R&D) is one component of public investments in the agricultural sector toward food system transformation.
This paper assesses the nature of agricultural transformation taking place in different parts of Africa and analyzes policy drivers of the transformation using data from the CAADP Biennial Review (BR) on 46 indicators from 2014 to 2018.
The 2018 Mali Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI's Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data.
The 2018 Niger Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI's Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data.
The 2018 Nigeria Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI's Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data.
The 2018 Senegal Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI's Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data.
Agricultural research and development (R&D) investment is positively associated with high returns, but these returns take time—often decades—to develop.
Social protection programs such as cash or food transfers support current poverty and inequality reduction goals, while at the same time enhance future productivity through human capital investments.
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.
Africa is experiencing a rapid growth in urban population with a billion more people expected to live in cities by 2050.
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.
Malnutrition, largely attributable to poor diets among both the rich and poor, presents a growing challenge in Nigeria.
This chapter summarizes the findings from analyses conducted by AKADEMIYA2063 on local staple food market dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
In early 2020, African governments adopted a wide range of containment and confinement measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the continent.
The agricultural sector in Nigeria is characterized by low productivity, driven partly by low use of modern technologies. Poor access to credit is seen as a key barrier to adoption of these technologies.