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Do African livestock policies address sustainability trade-offs? Evidence from Kenya, Zambia, and Burkina Faso
(2022-04)
The livestock revolution has the potential to reduce poverty and (hidden) hunger but can also be associated with a “long shadow”, that are potential sustainability trade-offs, including regarding environmental and human ...
Scaling aquaculture for food security and employment in Africa: Insights from Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria
(2023-08)
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in the world and now accounts for more than half of the fish consumed globally. However, the sector in Africa remains in its infancy, with the notable exception of Egypt, one ...
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 large number ...
White Revolution in India: What smallholders can do given the right ecosystem
(2023-09)
The key objective of this paper is to demonstrate what smallholders can do in the dairy sector given the right ecosystem. India’s story of the “white revolution” is a story that can inspire millions in smallholder economies. ...
Poultry Revolution in India: Lessons for smallholder production systems
(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 ...
Agricultural Input Use in Nigeria: Consistency, Complementarity, and Credit
(2023-08)
There are complex synergies between different agricultural inputs and practices. For example, improved seeds reach maximum yields only in combination with fertiliser, and fertilisers may have limited effects without adequate ...
Innovations, Technology and Time Allocation: Implications for Labour Productivity and Welfare in Ghana
(2024-06)
This report investigates the dynamics of time allocation of men, women, and children in various types
of work in rural households in Ghana. Using primary data and the Ghana Time Use Survey (GTUS) 2009,
it examines gendered ...
Gendered Patterns of Adults’ and Children’s Time and Access to Technology and Infrastructure in Rural Uganda
(2024-06)
This study analyses the time use patterns of men, women and children in rural areas of Uganda. The aims are to 1. Map the gendered patterns of time allocation to paid and unpaid work, total work and leisure. 2. Analyze the ...
Time Use among Rural Households in Ethiopia: Implications for Household Welfare and Productivity
(2024-06)
This study investigates the dynamics of time allocation within Ethiopian rural households. Analysis of daily time allocation shows a contrast in total work hours between men and women, with women
shouldering a significantly ...
Strengthening Start-Up Ecosystems for Bio-Based Innovations in the Food Sector: Lessons from East Africa
(2024-06)
The bioeconomy is emerging as a significant driver of economic growth and sustainability thinking
globally and in East Africa. Leveraging bioscience knowledge, tools and techniques, research
organisations and start-ups ...