During the past several years, we have been working intently on a field experiment with smallholder farmers in Uganda randomly assigned to get access to information in the form of short engaging videos. Because women and men are both involved in farm...
In this article we use experimental (spectral soil analysis) data from Ethiopia to examine farmers’ response to soil nutrient deficiencies and its implications for yield responses. We find that farmers’ response to macronutrient (nitrogen and phospho...
In this issue, we examine the intersection between investment and social impact, focusing on funding that supports inclusive businesses that target underserved communities around the world. This includes a look at innovative financing solutions that...
Around 30% of global crop production is threatened by climate change impacts and over 300 million small scale farmers do not have access to climate advisory services to help them respond to this threat. To serve this farmer population, billions of do...
Agriculture is a source of livelihood for 86% of people living in rural areas globally. Besides farming, livelihoods can encompass various activities in other key agricultural sub-sectors, including livestock and fishing and aquaculture.
Continued importance of small-scale agriculture in Low- to Middle-Income Country (LMIC) Agriculture is key to rural livelihoods, employing 70% of the labour force across low-income countries worldwide.14 In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, smallhol...
The Agriculture Technology (Ag-tech) WG was created in 2018 with a goal to curate, disseminate, and promote disruptive and appropriate Ag-techs that increase farmer professionalism, incomes and promote sustainable production. Regular on-line meetings...
Impact investors are looking for financially viable businesses that will deliver social and/or environmental benefits as part of their business model. It is therefore vital that you understand your business impact and can convey your impact story cle...
The livelihoods of millions of banana-farming households have been affected by Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) in Uganda for nearly two decades. The disease has no known cure, all banana cultivars grown are susceptible to it and it is endemic in all ba...
Food systems touch every aspect of human existence, from what we eat to where we work to how we utilize the land. Food systems are also critical to achieving many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals—but only if we commit to transforming them. In...
There are considerable opportunities for targeted investment and coordinated action to address declining production and processing capacity in the maize, soybean and cassava value chains in Nigeria. Unmet market demand is substantial – both within th...
Agriculture is central to the Tanzanian economy; over 75% of the working population relies primarily on this sector. Agriculture contributes a sizeable proportion of the country’s GDP (about 27%) and is a major source of foreign exchange earnings (ab...