Technology

By: Cynthia Kazembe and Giorgia Prizzon

Rurbanomics: The path to rural revitalization in Africa

By Shenggen Fan and Ousmane Badiane

The deadlines to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris climate goals draw ever closer. The ambitious imperative of the SDGs is to “leave no one behind.” The implication is that we must urgently revitalize rural areas, especially in Africa south of the Sahara. Now is the time for a dramatic, system-wide transformation to make rural areas more productive, more sustainable, more climate-resilient, healthier and more attractive places to live.

BY Nnaemeka C. Ikegwuonu

One in a series of guest blog posts from leading voices in global development on achieving long-term sustainability and growth while ending hunger, poverty, and malnutrition. This originally appeared on IFPRI.org .

Africa must invest now to harness future agricultural technologies

By Ousmane Badiane , IFPRI. Cross-posted from IFPRI.org ; this post first appeared on the Malabo Montpellier Panel blog .

The 7 th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) and Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) General Assembly was held from June 13-16 in Kigali, Rwanda. The event, held every three years, brings together key stakeholders in African agricultural science, technology, and innovations to coordinate strategies to accelerate the region’s economic and social development.