This research was conducted to evaluate the impact of innovations to improve the yield and nutrition of sorghum varieties in Ethiopia. Importantly, we used an economic model to account for the market impacts of the innovation. Household data on the p...

The sub-Saharan African Region, unlike other developing regions, has made little progress in the past 20-30 years towards improving its food security situation. Indeed, in terms of average aggregate per caput availability of food, Sub-Saharan Africa...

Accessing water supply services remains a serious challenge in Wakiso District in Uganda, where most households travel long distances to collect water – a process that threatens their health, productivity and economic wellbeing. Although addressing t...

This report examines the experiences of Ghanaian exporters and importers with trade regulations and related procedural obstacles – highlighting their concerns and the challenges they face.

Lower inflation should raise real household incomes and boost consumer spending, while lower interest rates should raise investment spending by firms.

In June 2014, African Union member states committed to a set of goals in the Malabo Declaration aimed at boosting intraAfrican trade in agricultural commodities and services by 2025. Point V of the Malabo Declaration lays out the goals in detail: ...

The West Africa regional trade scorecard compiles publicly available and regularly updated data related to four key trade determinants that are actionable at the national level, including: (1) production capacity, (2) the cost of trade, (3) ins...

The Southern Africa regional trade scorecard compiles publicly available and regularly updated data related to four key trade determinants that are actionable at the national level, including: (1) production capacity, (2) the cost of trade, (3)...

The East Africa regional trade scorecard compiles publicly available and regularly updated data related to four key trade determinants that are actionable at the national level, including: (1) production capacity, 2) the cost of trade, (3) insti...

Smallholder agriculture continues to play a key role in African agriculture. This paper investigates trends, challenges and opportunities of this sub-sector in East Africa through case studies of Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania. In these agr...

A successful service delivery model creates value both for farmers and the service provider. This joint report analyzes 10 borrowers in Root Capital’s loan portfolio, exploring the impact and economic sustainability of their farmer extension services...

It is commonly agreed that trade integration can contribute to the acceleration of economic growth and to poverty alleviation. This is one of the main reasons why African leaders committed at Malabo in 2014 to tripling intra-Africa trade in agricu...