scholarly journals Can smallholder extension transform African agriculture?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Duru ◽  
Emilia Tjernstrom ◽  
Joshua Deutschmann
Keyword(s):  
African Agriculture

Atlas of African agriculture research and development

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
African Agriculture

Understanding the Persistent Low Performance of African Agriculture

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvain Dessy ◽  
Jacques Ewoudou ◽  
Isabelle Ouellet
Keyword(s):  
Low Performance ◽  
African Agriculture

scholarly journals Enhancing the Glopan Food Systems Framework by Integrating Gender: Relevance for Women in African Agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8564
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Mkandawire ◽  
Melody Mentz-Coetzee ◽  
Margaret Najjingo Mangheni ◽  
Eleonora Barusi
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Gender Barriers ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
African Agriculture ◽  
Agriculture And Food ◽  
Systems Framework

Globally, gender inequalities constrain food security, with women often disproportionately affected. Women play a fundamental role in household food and nutrition security. The multiple roles women play in various areas of the food system are not always recognised. This oversight emerges from an overemphasis on one aspect of the food system, without considering how this area might affect or be affected by another aspect. This study aimed to draw on international commitments and treaties using content analysis to enhance the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Security food systems framework by integrating a gender perspective. The study found that generally, there is a consensus on specific actions that can be taken to advance gender equality at specific stages of the food system. However, governance and social systems constraints that are not necessarily part of the food system, but have a significant bearing on men and women’s capacity to effectively participate in the food system, need to be addressed. While the proposed conceptual framework has some limitations, it offers a foundation on which researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders can begin conceptualising the interconnectedness of gender barriers in the food system.

scholarly journals The Effects of Plant Breeders’ Rights on Wheat Productivity and Varietal Improvement in South African Agriculture

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3378
Author(s):  
Charity Ruramai Nhemachena ◽  
Johann F. Kirsten ◽  
Binganidzo Muchara
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
South African ◽  
Wheat Variety ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Whole Wheat ◽  
New Varieties ◽  
Varietal Improvement ◽  
African Agriculture ◽  
Protection Index ◽  
Plant Breeders Rights

The strengthening of the intellectual property rights (IPRs) for plant varieties provide incentives for breeding companies to invest more resources in plant breeding. The main objective of this paper was to analyze the effects of strengthening the wheat variety intellectual protection on wheat productivity and the release of new varieties. The strength of IPR systems was measured using an intellectual property (IP) protection index, and plant breeders’ rights (PBRs) granted for wheat varieties. The empirical analyses were based on correlation and multiple regression analyses. The results showed that strengthening IPR systems in South Africa contribute to improving wheat productivity and increasing the number of wheat varieties released. Furthermore, although the robust coefficients of the other IPR variables are positive, they are statistically insignificant for all scenarios. There is a need for more incentives beyond granting PBRs and strengthening of IPR systems to be provided in the whole wheat sector to stimulate increased investments and the release of new varieties.

Book Review: The Crisis in African Agriculture

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 248-250
Author(s):  
Samuel Adu-Mireku
Keyword(s):  
African Agriculture
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