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The Agricultural mechanization in Africa: micro-level analysis of state drivers and effects
(2019-04)
This paper examines the state, drivers and, consequently, the impacts of agricultural mechanization in eleven countries in Africa. Using representative multistage stratified household survey data and robust analytical ...
Mechanization in African Agriculture: A Continental Overview on Patterns and Dynamics
(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 ...
Beyond adoption: welfare effects of farmer innovation behavior in Ghana
(2016-05)
With numerous challenges hindering smallholders’ adoption of externally developed technologies, it is often argued that farmer innovation can play an essential role in rural livelihoods. Yet a rigorous assessment of the ...
Priorities for inclusive urban food system transformations in the Global South: Food Systems Summit Brief Prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit, May 10th, 2021
(2021-05-10)
This paper is concerned with: (i) challenges to food systems in Africa, Asia, and Latin America caused by urban development, (ii) how existing food systems respond to these challenges, and (iii) what can be recommended to ...
Delivering climate change outcomes with agroecology in low- and middle-income countries: evidence and actions needed: Food Systems Summit Brief Prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit, May 17, 2021
(2021-05-17)
Food systems need to meet food security, nutrition and environmental goals, especially in a world with growing demand and a changing climate. There is now broad consensus on the need to transform current food systems towards ...
A rights-based food security principle for biomass sustainability standards and certification systems
(2015-11)
With the shift from petroleum-based to biomass-based economies, global biomass demand and
trade is growing. This trend could become a threat to food security. Though rising concerns about
sustainability aspects have ...
Foreign direct investment in the African food and agriculture sector: trends, determinants and impacts
(2019-04)
In this paper, we seek to answer three research questions: (1) What is the pattern of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the African food and agriculture sector in the last 15 years? (2) What are the drivers of FDI in the ...
Empowering Smallholder Farmers through Farmer Organizations: Insights from Kenya and Burkina Faso
(2019-12)
The market-driven agricultural transformation of the global food system requires all, directly and indirectly, participating actors to compete efficiently and to adapt to changes in consumer demand and buyer requirements. ...
Honey Bee Network in Africa: Co-creating a Grassroots Innovation Ecosystem in Africa
(2019-02)
This paper presents a case study of the Honey Bee Network’s decentralized model for collecting, verifying and disseminating grassroots innovations and provides a roadmap for its replication in Africa. The ...
How could science–policy interfaces boost food system transformation?: Food Systems Summit Brief Prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit, May 14th 2021
(2021-05-14)
The world’s food systems must be transformed to make healthier diets more accessible for all, while increasing the sustainability and resilience of these systems, as clearly called for in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable ...