his paper provides an analysis on the technical efficiency of iron biofortified bean production in Rwanda, as well as recommendations for implementation of targeted biofortification programs. We employ a three-pronged approach to examine efficiency a...
Using a household and plot-level survey conducted in Ethiopia, this study analyzes the difference in farmers’ adoption of sustainable land management (SLM) practices between their rainfed and irrigated plots. The paper also investigates the varying i...
Our paper seeks to identify factors that inhibit and promote women’s success in seed businesses, through three case studies of women’s and men’s entrepreneurship across varying seed-related value chains and country contexts in Africa south of the Sah...
It is estimated that between 50%-90% of Africa’s trade in tropical timber and products is illegal1 which has a significant negative impact on any national economy. It is well-documented that economic activities operating outside the law impact the ec...
Part II of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo guarantees certain civil, political rights, economic, social, cultural, collective rights, and duties of the Citizen between Article 11 and Article 61. Further, Chapter 4 of Part II...
Cette ordonnance fixe les normes qualitatives relatives aux poissons salés et séchés, à savoir la teneur en humidité, en azote basique volatil, en sel et l'absence de microorganismes pathogènes, ainsi que les autres qualités organoleptiques. Elle fix...
The Soybean Innovation Lab's Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial (PAT) program is currently underway in 24 countries across 113 locations. The PATs fast-track the introduction and testing of commercial soybean varieties sourced from across Africa, the...
This Quarterly presents practical solutions by exploring ten critical trends in the agriculture and food landscapes that should be prioritised for stakeholder action in the next decade. These trends were carefully and strategically selected based...
SPIA has developed a comprehensive, country-level approach to documenting the adoption and diffusion of agricultural innovations linked to CGIAR research. The first focal country for this approach is Ethiopia, where SPIA has been working since 201...
The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has been the lead implementing partner in Tanzania for the maize component of the YieldWise Food Loss Reduction Initiative (YWS) supported by the Rockefeller Foundation between 2016 and 2019. The ini...
Resilience has recently emerged as a conceptual and operational buzzword spanning every facet of the international development agenda. The rise of resilience provides renewed opportunities for geographers to critically engage with the policy sphere a...
The third annual Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) was released last week. The report finds both good news and bad news for Africa’s trading system, as well as a few promising trends.