The Soybean Innovation Lab developed the Guide to African Soybean Seedborne Diseases and Pests for use by seed companies, seed multipliers, research institutions, and soybean processors, whose operations demand high-quality seed. Identifying the caus...

Nigeria’s economic development is at a turning point. The Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan will run out next year, the United Nations has projected that the country’s population will double by 2050 to 410 million, the Africa C...

Developing agriculture policy, let alone implementing, is deceptively simple, especially for countries layered with challenges such as poor-quality inputs, fragmented land and high cost of credit for agriculture. Nigeria is one of such countries wi...

Tanzania accounts for about 1.4% of the global cattle population and 11% of African cattle population (FAO 2014). Tanzania has about 30.5 million cattle, 18.8 million goats and 5.3 million sheep. Other livestock include; 1.9 million pigs, 38.2 mill...

Value chain development is increasingly perceived as an important approach for agricultural development in developing countries. This paper uses a Rural Investment and Policy Analysis (RIAPA) model for the mainland Tanzania economy to identify the...

In developing countries, where agriculture is a major economic sector, value-chain development is expected to contribute to high-level outcomes. In this paper, we aim at quantitatively assessing the value-chains which will be the most effective at...

Agricultural transformation is a decades-long process which involves modernization of on-farm production, shifting production towards more value addition.

Eighty-three percent of the population depends directly on agriculture for their livelihoods, while many others depend on agriculture-related cottage industries such as textiles, leather, and food oil processing. Agriculture contributes 46.3 perce...

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...