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Like Uber for Tractors?: How to strengthen the rural sharing economy in India and Africa
(2020-07)
With even basic models costing 10.000 Euro, tractors are out of reach for most smallholder farmers. However, farmers do not need to own tractors in order to benefit from them. Following the idea of the sharing economy, ...
Can Mobile Money Facilitate Cash Transfers to Farmers and the Rural Poor in the COVID-19 Context?
(2020-06)
Mobile money is widespread across Africa. The GSMA reports that around half of the 1 billion mobile money accounts worldwide were registered in Africa in 2019. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) alone, mobile money transactions ...
What are the Effects of Agricultural Mechanization?: A case study from Zambia
(2020-03)
During the last decade, governments, private actors as well as civil society and development partners have joined efforts to promote a productivity revolution in Africa’s agriculture. For this, smallholder farmers are key, ...
The Forgotten Agriculture-Nutrition Link: Estimating the energy requirements of different farming technologies in rural Zambia
(2020-03)
Worldwide, 821 million people do not have access to enough calories, they are undernourished. In addition, close to two billion people lack micronutrients, they are malnourished and suffer from hidden hunger. Smallholder ...
Documenting the digital transformation of African agriculture: Use and impact of digital technologies among agricultural intermediaries
(2022-06)
Agricultural intermediaries perform important functions in the African food and agriculture sector. Digital solutions targeted at these intermediaries could improve their service delivery while helping digital agricultural ...
Mechanizing African Agriculture: Drivers, Barriers and Benefits
(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 ...
Can the agroprocessing sector create jobs in Africa?: Evidence from Ethiopia, Ghana and Tunisia
(2022-07)
This paper analyzes the potential of the agroprocessing sector to create jobs in Africa, based on the evidence from Ethiopia, Ghana and Tunisia. The analysis uses both primary qualitative data and secondary quantitative ...
Seed System Development: Fertile Grounds In Sub-Saharan Africa: Identifying Options for Sustainable Development
(2019-05)
Seed is a fundamental resource required for arable agriculture. Seed as an input is critical for enhancing value, productivity and resilience in African agriculture. Sustainable seed systems enable availability, access and ...
Improving Protein Nutrition of Dairy Cattle in the tropics: The case of East Africa
(2019-06)
In East Africa, dairy production is growing at an average rate of 2.7% per year. The increasing demand for milk may offer considerable income opportunities for small- to medium-scale dairy farmers, and thereby alleviate ...
Made in Africa: How to make local agricultural machinery manufacturing thrive?
(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 ...