Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/21/2018 - 23:19
Gender equality plays a pivotal role in food security, poverty reduction, and overall development. In a new project note, an ongoing project from IFPRI’s Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division looks at how women in Africa can be better integrated into emerging high-value cash crop production markets.
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 18:30
Policy Seminar: Nutrition-sensitive agriculture program in Burkina Faso improves children's nutritional outcomes
This post originally appeared on the IFPRI.org blog. Written by Smita Aggarwal.
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/09/2017 - 14:22
The agricultural sector in Africa south of the Sahara has taken on an increasingly complex role in the region’s overall development, playing a major part in poverty reduction, food security, economic growth, climate change resilience, job creation, and improved nutrition. West Africa has experienced substantial economic growth in recent decades, with many countries slated to enter middle-income status by 2030, according to a new IFPRI Discussion Paper.
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/10/2017 - 16:35
International coffee markets are changing quickly due to market liberalization, increasingly stringent quality and safety standards, and the development of specialty coffee markets. Coffee production takes place primarily in developing countries, and such changes could have significant impacts on smallholder coffee producers. In Africa south of the Sahara, Ethiopia represents the largest coffee market actor, and the country’s coffee sector has seen improved productivity and increased prices in recent years.
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 14:33
Submitted by Sara.Gustafson on Thu, 06/29/2017 - 21:03
A recent working paper from IFPRI’s Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (ESSP) discusses how public policies, specifically those related to social protection interventions, may induce changes in household size or structure and how, in turn, these possibly unintended changes may impact the welfare consequences of the policies themselves.
Submitted by Sara.Gustafson on Fri, 05/26/2017 - 14:58
Submitted by Sara.Gustafson on Fri, 04/21/2017 - 15:49
The fertilizer industry is characterized by high levels of concentration along the supply chain. According to the International Fertilizer Development Center, nine countries control more than 50 percent of nitrogen (ammonia, urea) and phosphate (DAP/MAP) production capacity, while only five countries control 79 percent of potash (MOP) production capacity. Developing regions such as Africa south of the Sahara are also highly dependent on imported fertilizer. In addition, the level of fertilizer use in Africa south of the Sahara remains far below other developing regions (around 10kg.
Submitted by Sara.Gustafson on Thu, 04/06/2017 - 15:51
Subsidies to promote fertilizer use have become a popular policy in Africa south of the Sahara, aimed at increasing the region’s lagging agricultural production. However, new research from Ghana, published in Food Security, suggest that fertilizer subsidies alone may not be enough to encourage greater fertilizer application and increase farm productivity.
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/20/2016 - 19:23
Maize makes up an important staple crop in much of Africa south of the Sahara, but maize production carries with it some inherent risks. One of the most significant risks faced by maize farmers is weather.
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