One-fifth of the global population under the age of 25 now resides in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the world’s youngest region, which is growing at a rapid rate. The region’s working age population is expected to reach 600 million in 2030, with a youth share of 37 percent—bigger than that in China.
Africa’s population is growing fast, and so are the continent’s food requirements. More must be done in future to increase agricultural productivity to eliminate...
The African Transformation Report 2017 sets out a bold new agenda for African development, powered by a revolution in agriculture.
This chapter first reviews the state of land tenure and administration in Africa and identifies nine (9) factors that could explain the problems faced...
The paper discusses the current state of agricultural mechanization in Africa and its potential contribution to agricultural and broader economic transformation. It reviews the...
This paper discusses irrigation as a major contributor to the transformation of African agriculture in order to address the challenges of ending hunger, reducing...
The purpose of this study is to design the strategy to transform agriculture in SSA by means of generation and diffusion of modern agricultural...
The paper discusses the renewed focus in using index insurance to manage risks in agricultural production in order to promote technical transformation of agriculture....
This paper reviews the general approach followed by governments and donors to support African agriculture and rural development over the last several decades. It...