This report reaffirms the need for significant improvements in soil fertility and fertilizer application that take into account Ethiopia’s varied agro-ecologies, soil, and climate.
Agriculture is a core driver of Ethiopia's economy, supporting 85 percent of the population's livelihoods, and accounting for 46 percent of gross domestic product, and 80 percent of export value. Given the significant current and future role of the...
This report provides an analysis of the critical role of pulses in agricultural production as a driver for economic growth and food security. Pulses, which occupy approximately 13 percent of cultivated land and account for approximately 10 percent...
This report reaffirms that maize continues to be a significant contributor to the economic and social development of Ethiopia. As the crop with the largest smallholder coverage at 8 million holders (compared to 5.8 million for teff and 4.2 million...
Livestock plays an important role in Ethiopian agriculture. The sector has been the focus of a breadth of analysis by experts, development partners and others that reflect a range of perspectives. This report builds principally on a synthesis of wo...
Agriculture is a key driver of Ethiopia’s long-term growth and food security. Agriculture directly supports 85 percent of the population, constitutes 43 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and 80 percent of export value. Nearly 16 percent of G...
The Federal Republic of Nigeria is committed to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as well as measuring and monitoring progress towards the goals and targets that Heads of State and Government collectively agreed at the Special S...
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown measures are also affecting the supply of basic services, with both direct and indirect costs for Nigerian households. The closure of schools is likely to reduce the food intake of some 7 million...
Food insecurity remains a persistent problem in East Africa (EA), despite the fact that the region produces enough food to feed itself. This points to one of the biggest challenges facing East Africa: the inability to move food from surplus to food...
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. - 1996 World Food Summit
This report is aimed at mobile money providers, which have the opportunity to drive growth in rural areas in developing countries by digitizing agricultural payments. Two types of payments are ripe for digitization: procurement payments from agribus...