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Made in Africa: How to make local agricultural machinery manufacturing thrive?
Daum, Thomas; Adegbola, Ygué P.; Kamau, Geoffrey M.; Kergna, Alpha O.; Daudu, Christogonus; Adebowale, Wahab A.; Adegbola, Carine; Bett, Charles; Mulinge, Wellington; Zossou, Roch C.; Kirui, Oliver K.; Fatunbi, Oluwole A. (2022-11)Manufacturing can play a key role in sustained economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction in Africa. Agricultural machinery manufacturing can contribute to driving overall manufacturing, given the increasing ... -
Made in Africa – How to make local agricultural machinery manufacturing thrive
Daum, Thomas; Adegbola, Ygué Patrice; Kamau, Geoffrey; Kergna, Alpha Oumar; Daudu, Christogonus; Adebowale, Wahab Akeem; Adegbola, Carine; Bett, Charles; Mulinge, Wellington; Zossou, Roch Cedrique; Kirui, Oliver; Fatunbi, Oluwole (2022-11)Manufacturing can play a key role in sustained economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction in Africa. Agricultural machinery manufacturing can contribute to driving overall manufacturing, given the large number ... -
Mali – Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for Regional Development, Jobs, and Food Security
Coulibaly, Ousmane N. (2021-01)Mali is a Sub-Saharan African country with 19.1 million people. Almost half of this population lives in poverty, due to the dysfunction of activity sectors (agriculture, energy, education, employment, services, etc.). ... -
La mecanisation des petites exploitations agricoles en Afrique: Comment aborder les défis de gouvernance des initiatives étatiques et privées de mécanisation?
Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina; Soré, Sougrynoma Z. (2017-09)Au cours de la dernière décennie, le programme de développement de l’Afrique a conduit à la mise en place d’une variété d’initiatives étatiques et privées visant à promouvoir la mécanisation. Des preuves accablantes montrent ... -
Mechanization and automation in Africa’s agroprocessing sector: Implications for jobs and skill needs
Baumüller, Heike; Kubik, Zaneta; Getahun, Tigabu D. (2023-05)A growing demand for higher-value agrifood products in Africa, driven in particular by the rapidly emerging urban middle class, will offer opportunities for the local food and beverage processing industry to generate ... -
Mechanization and automation in Africa’s agroprocessing sector: Implications for jobs and skill needs
Baumüller, Heike; Kubik, Zaneta; Getahun, Tigabu D. (2023-06)A growing demand for higher-value agrifood products in Africa, driven in particular by the rapidly emerging urban middle class, will offer opportunities for the local food and beverage processing industry to generate ... -
Mechanization in African Agriculture: A Continental Overview on Patterns and Dynamics
Kirui, Oliver K.; von Braun, Joachim (2018-06)This study provides an overview on the patterns and dynamics of mechanization in African agriculture over the 10 year period (2005-2014). Farm level and value chain related mechanization are considered. This study looks ... -
Mechanization, digitalization, rural youth: Stakeholder perceptions on mega-topics for African agricultural transformation
Daum, Thomas; Adegbola, Ygué Patrice; Adegbola, Carine; Christogonus, Daudu; Issa, Fadlullah; Kamau, Geoffrey; Kergna, Alpha O.; Mose, Lawrence; Ndirpaya, Yarama; Fatunbi, Oluwole A.; Zossou, Roch C.; Kirui, Oliver; Birner, Regina (2021-12)Agricultural mechanization, digital agriculture, and rural youth engagement are three megatrends occupying policymakers focused on agricultural transformation across Africa. Each of these topics is associated with debates ... -
Mechanizing African Agriculture: Drivers, Barriers and Benefits
Baraké, Evelyn; Kirui, Oliver K. (2019-11)Agricultural technologies that reduce the need for intensive manual labour make it possible for farmers to cultivate more land more effectively. This can increase both incomes and total food production, with significant ... -
Modelling the Economy-Wide Impact of Technological Innovation and Mapping Agricultural Potential: The case of Burkina Faso
Sadibou Fall, Cheickh; Fofana, Ismaël; Traoré, Fousseini (2019-11)In this study, we develop an economy wide model for Burkina Faso to assess the most promising opportunities for technological innovations to enhance maize production and productivity and their economywide effects. We ... -
Modelling the Economy-Wide Impact of Technological Innovation and Mapping Agricultural Potential: The case of Malawi
Mathenge, Naomi; Traoré, Fousseini; Fofana, Ismael (2019-12)This discussion paper analyzes the economy-wide impact of a series of agricultural innovations in Malawi. Using an agricultural focused computable general equilibrium model disaggregated to reflect Malawi agro-ecological ... -
Niger – Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for Regional Development, Jobs, and Food Security
Adamou, Rabani; Ibrahim, Boubacar; Bonkaney, Abdou L.; Seyni, Abdoul Aziz; Idrissa, Mamoudou; Bellos, Nassourou (2021-01)The Sahel is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change in the world. Located in the central part, Niger is facing many complex and interconnected challenges which strongly hinder the achievement of the key ... -
Nigeria - Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for Regional Development, Jobs, and Food Security
Olayide, Olawale E. (2021-01)This review report involves the analysis and synthesis of literatures on climate change, land use, energy, livelihoods and sustainable development in Nigeria. The methodology employed in the review involves searching ... -
Of bulls and bulbs: aspirations, opinions and perceptions of rural adolescents and youth in Zambia
Daum, Thomas (2018-07)In Africa, policymakers and development practitioners focus heavily on making farming more attractive for the youth. To reach this goal, different actions are proposed, often emphasising the need for modern technology. ... -
Of Trackers and Tractors. Using a Smartphone App and Compositional Data Analysis to Explore the Link Between Mechanization and Intra-Household Allocation of Time in Zambia
Daum, Thomas; Capezzone, Filippo; Birner, Regina (2019-05)Digital tools may help to study socioeconomic aspects of agricultural development that are difficult to measure such as the effects of new technologies, policies and practices on the intra-household allocation of time. As ... -
On the use of agricultural system models for exploring technological innovations across scales in Africa: A critical review
Rötter, Reimund P.; Sehomi, Fanou L.; Höhn, Jukka G.; Niemi, Jarkko K.; van den Berg, Marrit (2016-07)The major challenge of the 21st century is to achieve food security under, roughly, a doubling in food demand by 2050 compared to present, and producing the additional food under marked shifts in climatic risks and with ... -
Potentials of Innovation for Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategic Directions for Development Collaboration
Baumüller, Heike; Husmann, Christine; von Braun, Joachim; Badiane, Ousmane; Akinbamijo, Yemi; Fatunbi, Oluwole A.; Virchow, Detlef (2016-05)Since the majority of Sub-Saharan Africa’s population highly depends on agriculture, returns on investments in terms of poverty reduction effects are often highest in this sector. Furthermore, food insecurity is both a ... -
Potentiels d'Innovation pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et la Croissance Agricole Durable en Afrique Subsaharienne: Orientations stratégiques pour la collaboration en matière de développement
Baumüller, Heike; Husmann, Christine; von Braun, Joachim; Badiane, Ousmane; Akinbamijo, Yemi; Fatunbi, Oluwole A.; Virchow, Detlef (2016-05)Étant donné que la majorité de la population de l’Afrique subsaharienne dépend fortement de l’agriculture, le rendement des investissements en termes d’effets de réduction de la pauvreté est souvent le plus élevé dans ce ... -
Poultry Revolution in India: Lessons for smallholder production systems
Gulati, Ashok; Juneja, Ritika (2023-09)Our research on India’s poultry sector reveals that as a result of this fast increase in poultry production, India is now the third largest producer of eggs in the world (producing 122 billion eggs in 2020-2021) after China ... -
Prospects for Aquaculture Development in Africa: A review of past performance to assess future potential
Hinrichsen, Etienne; Walakira, John K.; Langi, Sandra; Ibrahim, Nabil Ahmad; Tarus, Victoria; Badmus, Olanrewaju; Baumüller, Heike (2022-01)African aquaculture production has gradually increased over the years, but progress is still slow. Given large variations between African countries with regard to the availability of water, the macro-economic context, ...