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Interconnections in Sustainable Food Systems, Food Security, and Policies
By Obayelu Abiodun Elijah and Obayelu Oluwakemi Adeola
Impacts of Ghana's COVID-19 Response
By: Sara Gustafson
Upgrading Rice Value Chains in West Africa
By: Sara Gustafson
In the wake of the 2008 food price crisis, many policymakers and development practitioners shifted their focus toward enhancing the capacity and resilience of domestic food value chains. In West Africa, this new focus centered on rice. Since rice constitutes a leading staple food source in the region, it was hoped that increased investment in this area would increase domestic rice production and reduce reliance on imports, thus improving food security.
Building Capacity for Rwanda’s Agricultural Transformation
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.