If you know anything about African agriculture, many commonly held beliefs about the sector will easily spring to mind. Most farmers are women. Uptake of fertilizer and improved seed is low. Post harvest losses are huge. Yet according to a new project “Agriculture in Africa – Telling Facts from Myths,” the evidence upon which we base… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Agriculture
AFRICAN GREEN REVOLUTION FORUM
Agriculture for Impact will be hosting a side event to discuss our report at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) at 12.30pm on the 3rd of September. Come and find us if you are at the conference and join in the conversation! The AGRFseeks to deliver the objective of the AU Year of Agriculture and Food… 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 »
EMPOWERING AGRICULTURE – GORDON CONWAY AT THE GLOBAL FORUM FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Experts from across the world gathered in Berlin to attend the GFFA to discuss the development of a more resilient and productive agriculture sector. Gordon Conway and Katrin Glatzel attended the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin in January. Professor Conway participated in the kick-off event alongside Montpellier Panel member Joachim von Braun(University Bonn), Howard Shapiro (UC… 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 »
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 »
CAN WE FEED THE WORLD: FACTS AND FIGURES (2012)
Perhaps you know that the Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates that there are 868 million people chronically hungry in the world. But did you know that 1 in 3 children in developing countries suffer from stunted growth because they are malnourished? This and other facts and figures from Gordon Conway’s recently released book, One Billion… Read more »
WOMEN IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURE (2012)
The Montpellier Panel call for an urgent and transformative focus on the needs and perspectives of women in smallholder agricultural policy in sub-Saharan Africa. Women play crucial roles as farmers and businesswomen in smallholder agricultural production, as mothers managing household nutrition, and as innovators and educators. Indeed these roles span across the entire value chain…. Read more »
GROWTH WITH RESILIENCE: OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURE (2012)
The Montpellier Panel presented their new report ‘Growth with Resilience: Opportunities for African Agriculture’ on Wednesday 21st March at the Department for International Development (DFID), London and on Thursday 22nd March at the European Commission, Brussels. The report aims to inform discussions related to key policy events in 2012 and will look broadly at agriculture’s role in supporting… Read more »
AFRICA AND EUROPE: PARTNERSHIPS FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (2010)
For the first time in two generations, Africa has a real opportunity to achieve food and nutrition security through agricultural development. There is also an opportunity for Europe to play a unique and significant role, as a partner with African nations, in attaining this goal. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in 2009 there were 265 million… Read more »
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