This study presents evidence of profound farm‐level transformation in parts of sub‐Saharan Africa, identifies major sources of dynamism in the sector, and proposes an updated typology of farms that reflects the evolving nature of African agriculture. Repeat waves of national survey data are used to examine changes in crop production and marketed output by farm […]
New challenges for women’s land rights in Africa
Re-post from IFPRI.ORG. A new wave of gender-related land reforms has swept across Africa south of the Sahara in recent years. These reforms have incorporated innovative approaches to land administration, including legal provisions protecting women’s land rights, and efforts to minimize gender inequalities concerning land, housing, and property rights. In 2003, for instance, the African […]
Dataset: Improving the Evidence and Policies for Better Performing Livestock Systems in Ethiopia
Well-performing livestock systems matter enormously for both income and better nutritional outcomes among smallholder farmers in developing countries. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research (EIAR), and policy Studies Institute (PSI) collaborated on a project to improve the evidence and policies for better performing livestock systems in Ethiopia and […]
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in six regions in Ethiopia
New report on consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in Ethiopia by Kalle Hirvonen and Abdulazize Wolle. Good nutrition supports healthy brain development and allows children to achieve their full potential. Nutrition is part of agriculture; however, increased staple food production to achieve caloric self-sufficiency, a laudable goal for governments national food […]
Affordability of the EAT–Lancet reference diet: a global analysis
New journal article by Kalle Hirvonen, Yan Bai, Derek Headey and William A Masters. Background: The EAT–Lancet Commission drew on all available nutritional and environmental evidence to construct the first global benchmark diet capable of sustaining health and protecting the planet, but it did not assess dietary affordability. We used food price and household income data […]
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