On September 2, a comprehensive report on the status of agriculture on the African continent was September 2 on the side-line of the 2014 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF). As the second in the series of the African Agriculture Status Report, th...
Over the last decade, millions of small family farms in Africa have experience big changes. These farms are the continent’s main source of food, employment, and income. Many African governments have put agriculture back to the top of the development...
Agriculture is a proven path to prosperity. No region of the world has developed a diverse, modern economy without first establishing a successful foundation in agriculture. This is going to be critically true for Africa where, today, close to 70% of...
It gives me great pleasure to present to you IAPRI’s second issue of the Zambia Agriculture Status Report covering the period January to December 2017. Zambia received good rains during the 2016/17 agricultural season due to the La Niña weather phen...
This book was launched during the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), which took place from September 5th _ 8th in Kigali, Rwanda. The report aims to shed light on what governments could do and to highlight that strengthening government capacity...
The goal of AGRA’s Food Security Monitor is to provide an overview assessment of the food security outlook in AGRA focus countries in East, West, and Southern Africa, taking into account the movement of prices of main food staples and govern...
The aim of this study is to identify how Africa may transform its potentials into realities and actually secure its supply of food for affordable and healthy diets from the sustainable use of resources. Africa’s food imports amount to about...
The theme for this year’s World Food Day is “Grow, nourish, sustain! Together. Our actions are our future.” The truth in this theme cannot be overemphasized in the case of Africa. Our actions will define our future. Food and nutr...
Food Trade and Food Security Zambia has been dealing with the nexus between food security and food trade since the 1991 food riots that threatened to put an end to Kaunda’s presidency. Since then, the country has been allocating about US$1 million t...
The Reset the Table essay series is published weekly, describing today’s challenges to global food security and proposing U.S. government responses. The viability of cities has become a newsworthy issue during the Covid-19 pandemic as cities have...
This publication digs into the challenges, financing options and the role of private equity in the Agricultural sector in Africa. I hope that this Quarterly will educate and enlighten entrepreneurs and investors about the peculiarities and opportu...
This edition marks the first time that the African Union Commission joins FAO and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa to co-publish the Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition report. This is a reflection of FAO’s e...