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Food Safety
Matching cereal and legume crop varieties to production environments in Northeast Nigeria using Decision Support Tools (DST)
NigeriaMatching cereal and legume crop varieties to produ...

This book is intended to guide farmers, extension personnel, agriculture students in higher institutions, researchers, and other development projects on the improved varieties of legumes and cereals to use or promote in Northeast Nigeria, especially...

Agribusiness SMEs
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AS A KEY TO AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
NigeriaChigozi Eke Oluwatobi Ajoke Oyedele Ransom Oka...

This study evaluated effective communication as a key to agribusiness management and sustainable development in Nigeria.

Food Fortification
World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2024
All CountriesWorld Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook...

The Yearbook is meant to constitute a primary tool for policymakers, researchers and analysts, as well as the general public interested in the past, present and future path of food and agriculture.

Food Safety
Boosting the contribution of diaspora to agribusiness
All CountriesFAO

Boosting diaspora's contribution to agribusiness is one of the priorities of FAO’s work on rural migration. It aims to help migrants and diaspora contribute resources and skills to rural areas and support agro entrepreneurs through mentorship, coachi...

Food Fortification
Pilot Digital Villages Initiative in Africa
All CountriesFAO

The Digital Villages Initiative (DVI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a corporate programme to combat hunger, poverty and inequality by fostering digital rural transformation.

Systematic risk profiling: A novel approach with applications to Kenya, Rwanda, and Malawi
RwandaMukashov, Askar; Robinson, Sherman; Thurlow, James...

This paper uses machine learning, simulation, and data mining methods to develop Systematic Risk Profiles of three developing economies: Kenya, Rwanda, and Malawi. They focus on three exogenous shocks with implications for economic performance.

Food Business
Improving resource targeting in Niger: Joint financial analysis and food system mapping
NigerUlimwengu, John M.; Gbossa, Nadine

This transformation is critical for building food systems that can sustainably provide adequate, nutritious food to a growing population that is resilient to external shocks, including climate change and economic instability, while protecting the en...

Agribusiness SMEs
Use of Digital Tools in Kenya’s Potato Value Chains
KenyaSedi-Anne Boukaka and Carlo Azzarri

Digital tools can also play a crucial role in addressing postharvest losses by providing real-time monitoring and management of storage conditions, helping farmers optimize storage to reduce spoilage and wastage.

Agribusiness SMEs
Women Agricultural Engagement: Myth or Panacea for Income Empowerment of Women in Africa South of the Sahara
South AfricaClement Oteng, Pius Gamette

The support given to women can help break the cycles of poverty that are primarily in feed rural areas, which encourages the expansion of slums.

Livestock
Current Prospects of Husbandry and Breeding Practices of Chicken Populations Rearing in Rural Communities: For Sustainable Improvement Interventions
EthiopiaChencha Chebo, Simret Betsha, Amsalu Sisay, Aberra...

This study aimed to investigate the present scenario of chicken husbandry and breeding practices in the rural districts of Sidama Region, southern Ethiopia.

Food Fortification
34 African countries track resilience to food insecurity shocks
All CountriesFAO

This policy brief outlines the African Union Commission’s (AUC) progress in tracking resilience to food insecurity, climate variability, and other shocks under the Malabo Declaration.

Zimbabwe YOUTH AHEAD: Policy Innovations to Create Opportunities for Young People in Africa’s Agrifood Systems
ZimbabweThe Malabo Montpellier Panel

This case study provides a systematic narrative review of the major institutional and policy innovations and programmatic interventions that the government and its partners have taken to empower Zimbabwe’s youth by improving their access to producti...