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David Spielman

David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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The mandate of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is to ensure food security in crop, livestock and fisheries, stimulate agricultural employment and services, promote the production and supply of raw materials to agro industries, provide markets for the products of the industrial sector, generate foreign exchange and aid rural socio-economic development. It works to organize and manage the agriculture sector and facilitate agribusiness for increased food security and employment along commodity value chains and agro-industrial development to earn foreign exchange and contribute to socio-economic development of the country.

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The role of fertilizer trade in enhancing food security in Africa

2025Odjo, Sunday; Traoré, Fousseini; Zaki, Chahir
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The role of fertilizer trade in enhancing food security in Africa

A comprehensive approach to understanding the relationship between food security and trade must include the trade and accessibility of agricultural inputs. Fertilizers (organic and mineral) are crucial for delivering essential nutrients to crops, significantly boosting agricultural productivity and, in turn, enhancing food security. Increased fertilizer use can help make food more available and affordable by generating higher crop yields, lowering farmers’ production costs, and increasing supply. In addition, by achieving higher crop yields on the same land area, fertilizers can reduce the need to expand agricultural land, helping to prevent deforestation.

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2025

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Odjo, Sunday; Traoré, Fousseini; Zaki, Chahir

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Odjo, Sunday; Traoré, Fousseini; and Zaki, Chahir. 2025. The role of fertilizer trade in enhancing food security in Africa. In Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor 2025, eds. Sunday Odjo, Fousseini Traore, and Chahir Zaki. Chapter 4, Pp. 119-138. Kigali: AKADEMIYA2063; Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.54067/9798991636919

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Africa; Fertilizers; Trade; Food Security; Policies

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.54067/9798991636919 Source record

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Regionalism, “continentalism,” and multilateralism: Building or stumbling blocks for Africa?

2025Sall, Leysa Maty; Bouët, Antoine; Seck, Abdoulaye
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Regionalism, “continentalism,” and multilateralism: Building or stumbling blocks for Africa?

Following World War II, a multilateral framework was established to structure global trade based on shared principles, including nondiscrimination through Most Favored Nation (MFN) treatment, consolidation of customs duties, the ability to implement trade remedies in cases of unfair competition, and the creation of transparent trade policies and a binding dispute settlement mechanism. This framework was established in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and later by the World Trade Organization (WTO). It facilitated the rapid expansion of international trade for several decades: according to the WTO, world trade volume today is 45 times the level recorded in 1950.

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2025

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Sall, Leysa Maty; Bouët, Antoine; Seck, Abdoulaye

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Sall, Leysa Maty; Bouët, Antoine; and Seck, Abdoulaye. 2025. Regionalism, “continentalism,” and multilateralism: Building or stumbling blocks for Africa? In Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor 2025, eds. Sunday Odjo, Fousseini Traore, and Chahir Zaki. Chapter 5, Pp. 139-176. Kigali: AKADEMIYA2063; Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.54067/9798991636919

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Africa; Trade; Policies

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.54067/9798991636919 Source record

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The rice value chain in Africa

2025Traoré, Fousseini; Laborde Debucquet, David; del Prete, Davide; Sánchez, Marco; Diop, Insa
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The rice value chain in Africa

Rice is both a strategic commodity and a staple food in most African countries. It is the second most important source of dietary energy in the region, after maize, providing 9 percent of human calorie intake (van Oort 2023). In many countries, particularly in West Africa, per capita consumption exceeds 100 kg/year (FAO 2024), putting Africa second only to Asia. Due to the combined effects of population growth, changing diets, urbanization, and income growth in Africa, rice demand is now growing at 6 percent annually, faster than any other staple food (AfricaRice, n.d.), and projected to increase significantly in the next decade. By 2034, Africa is likely to be the largest importing region globally, despite increasing intraregional trade (FAO 2025).

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2025

Authors

Traoré, Fousseini; Laborde Debucquet, David; del Prete, Davide; Sánchez, Marco; Diop, Insa

Citation

Traoré, Fousseini; Laborde Debucquet, David; del Prete, Davide; Sánchez, Marco; and Diop, Insa. 2025. The rice value chain in Africa. In Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor 2025, eds. Sunday Odjo, Fousseini Traore, and Chahir Zaki. Chapter 3, Pp. 85-118. Kigali: AKADEMIYA2063; Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.54067/9798991636919

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Africa; Rice; Value Chains; Markets; Trade; Policies

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.54067/9798991636919 Source record

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UNFSS Science Days Side Event: COVID-19, food systems, and One Health in an urbanizing world: Research responses at a national level
IFPRI Policy Seminar

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July 6, 2021, 9:30 – 11:00 am

UNFSS Science Days Side Event: COVID-19, food systems, and One Health in an urbanizing world: Research responses at a national level

Virtual Event: July 6, 2021- 09:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT. This event will highlight how technologies and policies in the agri-food sector can help improve food and nutrition security for the world's growing urban populations.