What is the role for African agriculture under climate change? In the submission we argue that agriculture is both a victim and a culprit of climate change and provide examples of how the agriculture sector can exploit its adaptive capacity while achieving mitigation co-benefits. For example, improved land management practices help vulnerable smallholders in developing… Read more »
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UNE MISSION SUBSTANTIELLE: CONSERVER, RESTAURER ET AMELIORER LES SOLS D’AFRIQUE (2014)
Nous, membres du Panel de Montpellier, pensons donc que le sol est la pierre angulaire de la sécurité alimentaire et du développement agricole, et que, de ce fait, prendre soin, restaurer, améliorer et conserver les sols devrait devenir une priorité mondiale majeure. Les sols négligés perdent en fertilité, ce qui, au fil des années, entraîne une baisse des rendements. Les… Read more »
NO ORDINARY MATTER: CONSERVING, RESTORING AND ENHANCING AFRICA’S SOILS (2014)
Agriculture for Impact presented the new Montpellier Panel report ‘No Ordinary Matter: Conserving, Restoring and Enhancing Africa’s Soils’ on Thursday 4th December 2014 at the International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome- ahead of World Soil Day on the 5th of December. In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 65 per cent of soils are degraded, and unable to nourish… Read more »
SMALL AND GROWING: ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURE (2014)
In 2012, sub-Saharan African countries spent $37.7 billion on food imports. Rising levels of unemployment, coupled with sustained poverty, continued food and nutrition insecurity, and an unsustainable use of natural resources remain immense challenges. Yet they also offer equally immense opportunities. The latest report from the Montpellier Panel– an eminent group of European and African… Read more »
L’INNOVATION AU SERVICE DE L’INTENSIFICATION DURABLE EN AFRIQUE (2013)
Ce rapport du Panel de Montpellier a été lancé en Octobre 2013. Il est co-écrit par Calestous Juma (Université Harvard), Ramadjita Tabo (Forum pour la recherche agricole en Afrique) et Katy Wilson (Agriculture pour l’impact). Pourquoi faut-il innover? La production alimentaire reste, en Afrique, bien en-deçà de son potentiel. Un quart des terres labourables du… Read more »
INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION IN AFRICA (2013)
This Montpellier Panel report was launched at the World Food Prize in October 2013. It is co-authored by Calestous Juma (Harvard University), Ramadjita Tabo (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa) and Katy Wilson (Agriculture for Impact). Why innovation? Innovation is at the heart of sustainable intensification, helping African smallholder farmers produce more with less impact… Read more »
8 VIEWS FOR THE G8: BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR AFRICAN SMALLHOLDER FARMERS (2013)
In May 2013, Agriculture for Impact and the Overseas Development Institute launched two Leaping and Learning reports. The second, ‘8 Views for the G8: Buisiness Solutions for African Smallholder Farmers’ . A collection of 12 case studies, the paper brings together the experiences of eight development NGOs of building market linkages and finding business solutions to food and nutrition… Read more »
LEAPING AND LEARNING: LINKING SMALLHOLDERS TO MARKETS (2013)
In May 2013, Agriculture for Impact and the Overseas Development Institute launched two Leaping and Learning reports. The first, ‘Leaping & Learning: Linking Smallholders to Markets’ – a comprehensive review of the existing literature on smallholder-centred market-based interventions. The aim of the programme is to provide development partners with access to independent, evidence-based recommendations that set out practical policy… Read more »
SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION: A NEW PARADIGM FOR AFRICAN AGRICULTURE (2013)
Ag4Impact presented the new report ‘Sustainable Intensification: A New Paradigm for African Agriculture’ on Thursday 18th April 2013 at the Houses of Parliament. Today, the world is searching for solutions to a series of global challenges unprecedented in their scale and complexity: food insecurity, malnutrition, climate change, rural poverty, environmental protection all among them. Sub-Saharan… Read more »
CAN WE FEED THE WORLD: A POLICY BRIEFING (2012)
In a policy briefing by Gordon Conway based on his book, “One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed The World?” Conway addresses the broad goal of helping the one billion people who face food insecurity today. He outlines the most critical areas of policy change needed to increase food production, stabilize the environment and reduce poverty…. Read more »
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