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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 ... -
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 ... -
Can the agroprocessing sector create jobs in Africa?: Evidence from Ethiopia, Ghana and Tunisia
(2024-04)The lack of adequate employment opportunities continues to be one of the principal challenges hindering poverty reduction efforts in Africa. Despite sustained economic growth – at least until the Covid-19 pandemic – the ... -
Concours de l'Innovation Paysanne: Exploiter le potentiel d’innovation des petits agriculteurs
(2016-07)La création des innovations agricoles revient traditionnellement aux organismes de recherche. Le potentiel de l’agriculteur à développer des solutions innovantes était largement négligé. Les concours de l’innovation paysanne ... -
Covid-19 causes unprecedented Migrant Crisis in India: Assessing the impact of lockdown measures on migrant workers during the first wave of Covid-19
(2021-05)The second wave of Covid-19 is sweeping across India at an immense speed. India recorded the highest number of single-day Covid-19 cases in the world (354,531), surpassing Brazil and the USA (as of 25 April 2021). The ... -
Digitale Technologien in der afrikanischen Landwirtschaft: Der Weg zu erschwinglichen, nutzbaren und integrierten IKT-Lösungen
(2018-07)Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) werden weltweit immer zugänglicher und erschwinglicher. Die Erwartungen sind hoch, dass diese Technologien die kleinbäuerliche Landwirtschaft revolutionieren können, indem ... -
Doubler le rendement du maïs en afrique grâce à une meilleure gestion des cultures: Résultats d’un modèle de simulation de culture pour éclairer les politiques et la recherche
(2018-01)Malgré l’importance du maïs en tant que culture de base pour la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique, les rendements dans la région sont très faibles par rapport au reste du monde. Pour répondre à la demande croissante, il est ... -
Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the Kenyan Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
(2020-08)This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the containment measures have affected the performance of the Kenyan food and beverage manufacturing industry and what measure companies need to support them ... -
Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the Nigerian Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
(2020-08)This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the containment measures have affected the performance of the Nigerian food and beverage manufacturing industry and what measure companies need to support them ... -
Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the South African Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
(2020-08)This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the lockdown measures have affected the performance of the South African food and beverage manufacturing industry and the critical issues that firms face during ... -
Farming for Fish: Success factors for expanding Africa’s
(2023-08)Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in the world, accounting for more than half of the fish and seafood products consumed globally in 2021. Beyond improving food security, the sector holds significant potential ... -
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 ... -
How to engage smallholder producers in scaling the dairy and poultry sectors: Lessons from India
(2024-02)India is a land of smallholders and its dairy and poultry sectors are no exception. The average herd size of the dairy sector is less than four animals per household. Nevertheless, India is the largest milk producer in the ... -
How to keep tractors running in Africa?: Lessons for knowledge and skills development from Zambia
(2019-02)Successful agricultural mechanization requires building knowledge and skills of machinery owners, operators and technicians on how to manage, run, maintain and repair machinery. Building such knowledge and skills still ... -
How to reduce the impact of mothers’ time demands on children’s diets: Insights from women traders in Ghana
(2024-03)Globally, women undertake a larger share of domestic and care work than men. This work is crucial for the provision of goods (e.g. cooked meals) and services (e.g. care) to members of the household including children. In ... -
Improving Employment Prospects for Africa’s Rural Youth: Harnessing the potential of the agriculture sector for long-term job creation
(2017-11)Rural youth are an important yet underutilised resource for agricultural growth and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In rural areas, the prevalence of vulnerable, low-quality jobs constitutes the main ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Innovations to overcome the increasingly complex problems of hunger: Alternative Pathways towards Food Security
(2018-07)Transforming rural areas and increasing the productivity of smallholder farms are indispensable to meet the goal of overcoming hunger and malnutrition. After years of improvements, hunger levels rose again in 2016. Of the ... -
La mecanisation des petites exploitations agricoles en Afrique: Comment aborder les défis de gouvernance des initiatives étatiques et privées de mécanisation?
(2017-09)Au cours de la dernière décennie, le programme de développement de l’Afrique a conduit à la mise en place d’une variété d’initiatives étatiques et privées visant à promouvoir la mécanisation. Des preuves accablantes montrent ...
