While Africa holds more than 60% of the world’s arable land, the continent’s share in global agricultural production remains low. Vast areas of land are uncultivated and productivity is lower than in much of the rest of the world. Nevertheless, farmi...
Agriculture in Africa has a massive social and economic footprint. More than 60 percent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa is smallholder farmers, and about 23 percent of sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP comes from agriculture. Yet, Africa&rsqu...
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the region rose by only 12 percent compared to 21 percent the previous week, confirming a decline that has lead governments to further ease movement, economic, and health restrictions. Six weeks after our first...
This book highlights the most urgent needs for an effective veterinary service that can quickly detect the emergence of several priority, unpredictable or exotic emerging diseases. The book contributes to FAO’s Strategic Objective 5 on reducing the e...
This special issue which aims to enrich knowledge of the sector all over the African continent, covers the value and contributions of diverse aquatic systems to food security, nutrition and livelihoods. The editorial quantifies the significance of th...
Globally, undernutrition is related to almost half of the deaths in children younger than five years of age. It leads to large human and economic costs to countries through increased morbidity and mortality in childhood, poor child growth and develop...
Seasonal analysis of the structure, conduct, and performance (SCP) of markets for staple crops has received relatively little attention in food policy analysis yet it has important implications for food and nutrition security. This study employs a mi...
This newsletter documents key mechanisation-led productivity and efficiency gains and potential scaling for agricultural transformation in Nigeria
This document provides insights into agricultural technologies that are currently in use and required for agricultural transformation.
Among the numerous problems that are facing cotton farmers, climate change is one of the most important still out of their control. Adaptation appears to be one of the best alternatives. The objective of this research is to assess the impact of clima...
A suspected fungal disease was observed on onion leaves during survey in onion fields of the central rift valley of Ethiopia in the offseason in 2019.
Strategy paper by the Mastercard Foundation for rural and agricultural finance in Sub-Saharan Africa examines the challenges to expanding access and the opportunities there are to make that happen. The potential to bring about positive change is enor...