This report documents the CCAFS Regional Scenarios Workshop – Exploring Key Research Opportunities and Development – […]
In this paper the example of cocoa production in Ghana is used to explore how the […]
This paper focuses on social protection programs in Kenya’s agriculture. A case study approach was used […]
Following the 2008 global food crises, the agricultural development agenda has gained renewed international attention. Though […]
Various explanations have been advanced for the persistent under?performance of agriculture in many African countries, where […]
While reducing risk and vulnerability, social protection (SP) measures can also promote productive activity and economic […]
Topics addressed in this presentation include: Overview of the agricultural sector; Phases of agricultural development; Decline […]
This report describes the main activities and outputs of the Future Agriculture Consortium (FAC) under the […]
Government subsidies for agricultural inputs such as seeds and fertilizers in Malawi are discussed.
This report includes briefing papers on five of the most important issues that African agricultural research […]
The Department for International Development (DfID) has been a major supporter of natural resource research through […]
PANOS Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) partnered with Research Into Use (RIU) Zambia Office with the aim […]
The Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation in Rwanda Phase II is a comprehensive document adopted by […]
This document, divided into three sections, develops a conceptual framework for a project on livestock fodder […]
Comparing reform of agricultural policy in Bangladesh, Chile, China and New Zealand, this paper derives lessons […]
This paper is based on research work carried out the under auspices of the Politics and […]
It is increasingly recognised that agriculture must play a role in pro-poor economic growth in countries […]
This briefing paper on Agriculture and Social Protection outlines important interactions between social protection and agricultural […]
This presentation gives the results of regional consultations on agricultual issues and development in Ethiopia.
In a bid to return the country to food self-sufficiency, the Government of Kenya has been […]
This presentation gives an overview of agricultural policy and policy development in Kenya, and discusses the […]
The paradox facing agricultural policy in Ethiopia was neatly encapsulated in a statement by Prime Minister […]
Different ‘narratives’ – or storylines – about agricultural policies are being pushed by different actors in […]
After an introduction, this paper examines the character of Poland’s agriculture sector and draws out the […]
Government strategies to promote social protection and agricultural development in Ethiopia are closely intertwined. Interventions such […]
The paper explores how social protection and agricultural policies interact, creating either synergies or conflicts between […]
Since Independence in 1964, Malawi’s agricultural sector has experienced a series of policy changes, and a […]
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, with per capita gross domestic product […]
This paper presents the multiple pathways, visions, scenarios, trajectories of encouraging local debate and dialogue about […]
This paper examines the political economy of the agricultural policy processes in Malawi through the lenses […]
The Farm Input Subsidy Programme targets households for subsidized farm inputs, and usually it is the […]
This report evaluates the 2006/7 Malawi Government Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (AISP). The main objective of […]
How do international agencies concerned with agricultural development see the role of agriculture? What is the […]
This presentation details research, using surveys, on the commercialization of smallholder agriculture in the coffee and […]
Topics addressed in this presentation include: Objectives of the study on agricultural commercialization in Ethiopia; What […]
This paper aims to engage in alternative perspectives of agricultural commercialisation to shift thinking and ways […]
Topics addressed in this presentation include motivations for and definitions of commercialization of smallholder agriculture, discussion […]
Trade-offs between growth and poverty reduction and the role of agriculture are major contemporary issues in […]
Ethiopian agriculture is the focus of both local and international attention. Ethiopia has drafted a second […]
The success of Kenya’s Strategy for Revitalising Agriculture (SRA) depends critically on policy processes, structures and […]
Policies for agriculture consist of government decisions that influence the level and stability of input and […]
The coffee sub-sector is very important to the Ethiopian economy – in 2005, coffee export generated […]
This document briefly discusses issues including the flagging growth of agricultural production in Kenya, current agricultural […]
The interim strategy will serve to guide the institute during a two-year transition period. It will […]
The paper aims to draw conclusions about the likely potential of various IMTs in coastal Ghana. […]
This policy paper will assess the prospects and constraints for shifting the yield frontier in grain […]
The prevailing orthodoxy is to see the problem of smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia strictly as a […]
The Millennium Declaration set 2015 as the target date for halving the number of people living […]