Despite the potential importance of seed quality to agricultural productivity growth, many governments in sub-Saharan Africa lack the capacity to expand quality assurance systems even where there is expressed interest.
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The effects of agricultural technology adoption on farm performance have been studied extensively but with limited information on who should be targeted during scaling-up.
In the 2003 Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security, African heads of state and government resolved to urgently implement the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)—a continent wide framework for reducing povert
Many smallholder farmers, especially women and other marginalized groups, face difficulty in accessing loans and other forms of credit.
Drivers of youth engagement in agriculture: Insights from Guatemala, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda
Engaging burgeoning youth populations in developing country agriculture is seen as an important strategy toward effective, efficient, and sustainable food system transformation.
This study presents qualitative findings from an assessment conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute and Cultural Practice, LLC of the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) Agri
This report details the project’s engagement with WorldFish Nigeria, Mississipi State University, Washington University in St. Louis, and its “Quick Start” Fish Innovation Lab (FIL) in Nigeria.
Depuis 2006, l’Institut international de recherche sur les politiques alimentaires (IFPRI) soutient la recherche et participe au renforcement des capacités dans le cadre de la planification et de la mise en oeuvre du Programme détaillé de développ
Since 2006, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has provided policy research and capacity strengthening support to guide the planning and implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP).
Strengthening institutional capacity for disaster management and risk reduction through climate-resilient agriculture
The frequency of natural disasters, especially storms and floods, has been increasing globally over the last several decades.
After several years of growing political commitment, with more and more pledges and declarations and an increasing focus on data and on evidence, the international nutrition community has come to recognise the power of narrative.
Improving information and access to technology
AGRODEP is a Modeling Consortium of African researchers living and working in Africa with research interests ranging from economic modeling to regional integration and development to climate change, gender, poverty, and inequality.
Economic development and nutrition transition in Ghana: Taking stock of food consumption patterns and trends
Along with high economic growth over a period of somewhat more than the past three decades, poverty, household food insecurity, and undernutrition have substantially declined in Ghana.
Chapter eight of the book Knowledge Driven Development: Private Extension and Global Lessons (Academic Press), which uses actual case
2014 saw important developments with potentially wide repercussions in individual countries and regions
Fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events.
Improving the food policy process: Lessons from capacity strengthening of parliamentarians in Ghana
An approach to capacity strengthening of parliamentarians in Ghana