1 August 2021 - Seed supply systems refers to the distribution chain through which farmers receive good quality seeds of the crop varieties that they require. Seed systems have an important role in increasing agricultural productivity to meet Sub-Saharan Africa’s goal of ending hunger and...
5 July 2021 - Hunger and famine in Africa continue to increase at an alarming rate with more than 257 million people experiencing hunger (Reid, 2019). Figure 1.1 (below ) from Malabo Montpellier Panel (2017) provides an overview of the state of nutrition in Africa....
22 April 2021 - The importance of digital technologies to agriculture is gaining increasing scholarly and policy attention across the globe. The OECD refers to digital agriculture as the use of information communication technologies (ICT) including the internet, mobile technologies and devices as well as...
April 2020 - The Covid-19 pandemic has been ravaging the global economy since its outbreak in December 2019. Although Africa initially has had a slower rate of infections compared to other regions, recent evidence has shown a spike in the number of cases - especially...
July 2019 - Today many African governments have identified the youth bulge from two perspectives - potential asset and/or liability. What side of that dice is cast up depends on how new economic opportunities are availed to the youth. It is equally now accepted that...