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Food security in the face of COVID-19: Evidence from Africa

Mar 16th, 2021 • by Sydney Gourlay, Akuffo Amankwah, and Alberto Zezza

Food security has been a significant concern for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), even before the onslaught of challenges brought about by COVID-19. As the pandemic started spreading to the region, one concern has been that of its possible impacts on food security, as the crisis has the potential to exacerbate an already fragile food security environment.

Producer Organizations to Boost Agricultural Growth & Transformation

Nov 5th, 2020 • by Fleur Wouterse, Amy Faye

 

By: Fleur Wouterse and Amy Faye

Second in a series of blog posts on the release of the 2020 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) during the virtual 2020 ReSAKSS Annual Conference Nov. 3–5 . The theme of the 2020 ATOR is “Sustaining Africa’s Agrifood System Transformation: The Role of Public Policies.” This post is based on Chapter 8 . Read the first post here . This piece originally appeared on IFPRI.org .

Building Capacity for Rwanda’s Agricultural Transformation

Mar 25th, 2020 • by Seth Kwizera, Claude Bizimana, and David J. Spielman

By: Seth Kwizera, Claude Bizimana, and David J. Spielman

Rwanda’s Fourth Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA IV) presents an ambitious plan to dramatically change the country’s agricultural sector and rural economy. Released in 2018, the plan forms a critical component of Vision 2050, which envisions Rwanda’s transformation into an upper middle income country by 2035 and a high income country by 2050.

More progress needed on Malabo

Feb 19th, 2020 • by Tsitsi Makombe and Julie Kurtz

This post originally appeared on IFPRI.org .

 

By: Tsitsi Makombe and Julie Kurtz