Research and Development
Sustainable Food Security in Morocco: Challenges & Opportunities
MoroccoLarbi Toumi
Rice

Food security is a major issue and constant challenge in the developingworld. Morocco has reached the target of the first MDG and, since 1990-1992, hasmaintained the prevalence of undernourishment level of 5%, but it remainsvulnerable to climate c...

Research and Development
How Can Quinoa Value Chain Improve Food and Income Security in Marginal Environments? : Success Story from Morocco
MoroccoAbdelaziz Hirich, Redouane Choukr-Allah, Rafik Sif...
Rice

Agriculture is facing many challenges as climate change, drought, salinity…etc. which calls for urgent interventions to fast adaptation and diversification. In this context, introduction of crops with a high value and a high tolerance to st...

Storage
Farmers’ Grain Storage and Losses in Ethiopia: Measures and Associates
EthiopiaFANTU NISRANE BACHEWE, BART MINTEN, ALEMAYEHU SEYO...
All

While storage losses at the farm are often assumed to be an important contributor to presumed large postharvest losses in developing countries, reliable and representative data on these losses are often lacking. We study farmers’ storage dec...

Research and Development
Who Works in Agriculture?
MalawiKashi Kafle, Neha Paliwal and Rui Benfica.
Rice

This analysis examines the dynamics of youth employment in agriculture and the agri-food system in Tanzania and Malawi. The study finds that when extending the definition of a farmer beyond household heads, the average age of ‘farmers’...

Training and Capacity Building
The Narrative on Rural Youth and Economic Opportunities in Africa: Facts, Myths and Gaps
Central African Republic (CAR)Athur Mabiso, Rui Benfica
Cotton

A narrative on rural youth in Africa has continued to evolve in policy circles around the world. Much of it is driven by population statistics that point to an imminent youth bulge in Africa and concerns about economic stagnation for the continent...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Fact Sheet of South African Agricultural Production
South AfricaWellington Sikuka

South Africa has a highly diversified agricultural sector which includes the production of all the major grains (except rice), oil seeds, deciduous and subtropical fruits, sugar, citrus, wine, most vegetables, cattle, dairy, pigs, sheep, broilers,...

Research and Development
South Africa Agricultural Economic Fact Sheet
South AfricaDirk Esterhuizen

The South African Agricultural Fact Sheet has been updated to include calendar year 2019. Bilateral agricultural trade between the United States and South Africa is expected to reach record levels of more than US$750 million in 2019. Major agricult...

Research and Development
Moving Towards Self-sufficiency in Oil seed Value chains
South AfricaDirk Esterhuizen
Rice

South Africa produced a historical-high summer oilseed crop of 2.5 million tons in the 2017/18 MY with a further increase in oilseed production projected for the 2018/19 MY to 2.6 million tons. South Africa demonstrated a positive trend in oilseed...

Research and Development
The Declining Trend of Sorghum Production in South Africa
South AfricaDirk Esterhuizen
Rice

Post estimates that the decreasing trend in sorghum production in South Africa will continue in the 2018/19 MY. South Africa moved from being a net exporter of sorghum to a net importer of sorghum in the past 10 years as producers preferred to pla...

Research and Development
Angola: FAIRS Country Report
AngolaGlobal Agriculture Information Network (GAIN)

This report documents Angola’s technical policies, practices, and import requirements for food and agricultural products. In the absence of a food safety law, Angola follows international Codex Alimentarius standards. This country report is designe...

Research and Development
Angola Poultry
AngolaUnited States Department of Agriculture Foreign Ag...
Poultry

Poultry production in Angola is estimated at 27.192 MT in 2018, which mainly consists of backyard chickens and a few commercial farms. In 2018, Angola was the fifth largest import of U.S. poultry, valued at $183 million. However, due to limited acc...

Climate Change
Impact of Extreme Climate Events on Water Resources and Agriculture and Biodiversity in Morocco
MoroccoMohamed Aoubouazza, Rachid Rajel, Essafi Rachid

This work is devoted to examining trends and extreme climate variability observed over the past five decades in Morocco, and future projections of these trends for the coming five decades. It also aims to assess the potential impact of these trend...