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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 ...
Leveling the playing field for women in African agriculture: Interventions to address gender-based inequalities
(2020-03)
Women provide about 40% of agricultural labour in Africa (albeit with variations across countries), excluding time allocated to livestock, food processing and marketing. Most of that time is spent on crop production. Despite ...
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 ...
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 ...
Improving energy access in rural areas: How to incentivize the transition to modern energy solutions in rural India
(2019-06)
Access to energy remains a critical issue around the globe. At least 1.3 billion people worldwide do not have adequate access to electricity. Due to the unreliability of the electricity supply, power outages are frequent ...
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 ...
Ausländische Direktinvestitionen im Nahrungsmittel- und Agrarsektor Afrikas: Wie ein besseres Verständnis und eine bessere Ausrichtung von Investitionen ein leistungsfähiges Entwicklungswerkzeug freisetzen könnten
(2019-02)
Trotz der Bemühungen der afrikanischen Regierungen, ausländische Direktinvestitionen (DI) in ihren Nahrungsmittel- und Agrarsektor anzuziehen, und der damit verbundenen Gegenkritik wurden überraschend wenig Untersuchungen ...
Foreign Direct Investments In Africa’s Food And Agriculture Sector: How understanding and channeling FDI better could unlock a powerful development tool
(2019-02)
Despite African governments’ efforts to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into their food and agriculture sector and the counter-criticism this has provoked, surprisingly little research has been conducted to better ...
Innovation for Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Africa: Insights from Research Dossiers on 12 PARI Partner Countries
(2018-01)
This brief summarizes the findings from the independent research conducted by the Program of Accompanying Research for Agricultural Innovation (PARI) which inform SEWOH investments. It compiles analyses of the current state ...