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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 ... -
Realizing the potential of digital technologies for agricultural development in Africa: Towards affordable, usable and integrated ICT solutions
Baraké, Evelyn; Baumüller, Heike (2018-07)Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are increasingly accessible and affordable worldwide. This trend has raised high expectations regarding their potential to revolutionize smallholder agriculture by providing ... -
Resilience of Africa’s Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector: Evidence from the Covid-19 Pandemic
Rothenberger, Paula; Baumüller, Heike; Kubik, Zaneta; Dallimore, Anthea; Getahun, Tigabu D.; Velia, Myriam (2021-05)Outbreaks of various epidemics or pandemics have been recurrent throughout history. However, a pandemic of such a global scale as the Covid-19 pandemic can be considered as an unprecedented crisis in modern days. To contain ... -
Seed System Development: Fertile Grounds In Sub-Saharan Africa: Identifying Options for Sustainable Development
Haluska, Nicholas; Weltzien, Eva; Kergna, Alpha O.; Christinck, Anja; Mulinge, Wellington; Rattunde, Fred (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 ... -
Small-scale irrigation potential in Sub-Saharan Africa: Targeting investments in technologies, locations and institutions
Koo, Jawoo; Olayide, Olawale E.; Sangaré, Saadatou (2019-01)The limited access to water the during dry season or a drought greatly restricts farming opportunities and productivity increases in Sub-Saharan Africa. Irrigation can thus be a promising solution to boost levels of ... -
Smallholder agricultural mechanization in Africa: Addressing governance challenges of state- and market-led mechanization efforts
Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina (2017-08)In the past decade, agricultural mechanization has returned to Africa’s development agenda, which has led to a variety of state and market-led initiatives to promote mechanization. Overwhelming evidence suggests that past ... -
Strategies d'intensification durable pour le pauvre en milieu rural: Faire correspondre les innovations au potentiel humain et écologique ausein et en dehors du secteur agricole
Baumüller, Heike; Gatzweiler, Franz W.; von Braun, Joachim (2017-03)Les pauvres en milieu rural diffèrent largement en ce qui concerne leurs capacités et le potentiel agro-écologique des zones où ils vivent. Ainsi, l’intensification durable ne constitue pas seulement un autre problème ... -
Sustainable intensification strategies for the rural poor: Matching innovations with human and ecological potential within and outside the agriculture sector
Baumüller, Heike; Gatzweiler, Franz W.; von Braun, Joachim (2017-03)The rural poor differ widely with regard to their capabilities and the agro-ecological potential of the areas where they live. Thus, sustainable intensification is not just another optimization problem for ensuring higher ... -
Towards a Digital One-Stop-Shop for African Producers?: Strategic Decisions of Digital Agricultural Platform Providers
von Bismarck-Osten, Matthias (2021-06)The rapid spread of the mobile phone across Africa has stimulated a large number of digital services targeted at small-scale producers. More ecently, such services are increasingly being bundled and offered via integrated ... -
Verbesserung der Beschäftigungsaussichten für die ländliche Jugend Afrikas: Wie der Agrarsektor für die langfristige Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen genutzt werden kann
Baraké, Evelyn; Götz, Katharina; von Braun, Joachim; Kofol, Chiara (2017-11)Die ländliche Jugend Sub-Sahara Afrikas (SSA) ist eine wichtige, jedoch unzureichend genutzte Ressource für landwirtschaftliches Wachstum und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in der Region. In ländlichen Gebieten stellt die ... -
What are the Effects of Agricultural Mechanization?: A case study from Zambia
Heni, Jakob; Daum, Thomas; Adu-Baffour, Ferdinand; Birner, Regina (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, ... -
Wie man Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten für die landwirtschaftliche Mechanisierung in Afrika entwickelt: Historische Beispiele aus den Vereinigten Staaten und Deutschland
Daum, Thomas; Huffman, Wallace E.; Birner, Regina (2018-01)Landwirtschaftliche Mechanisierung steht heute ganz oben auf der politischen Agenda vieler afrikanischer Länder, aber nur wenige der Bestrebungen betonen die Förderung von Kenntnissen und Fertigkeiten (siehe PARI Policy ...