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Market access and trade issues affecting the drylands in the Horn of Africa
This brief addresses the rationale and priorities for investments in trade in livestock and other agricultural commodities
such as market development and access, cross-border trade, and sanitary, phytosanitary and food ...
Natural resource management in the drylands in the Horn of Africa
This technical brief is part of a series prepared by experts for the Technical Consortium for Building Resilience
to Drought in the Horn of Africa.
Fighting poverty: Impact of improved faba bean technologies in Africa
Faba bean is a key crop and a major source of dietary protein throughout North and North-east Africa.
Demand is growing, fuelled by rapid population growth, and the gap between supply and demand continues to increase. ...
Food, income, and livelihoods: Impact of new agricultural technologies in Africa
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and Yemen have a combined population of 195 million, of whom 72% live in rural areas. All four economies are largely agriculture-based; but most farmers use traditional crop varieties and farming ...
Improving food security and nutrition in Africa
Few regions present bigger development challenges than the African drylands – home to nearly 300 million people, and the vast majority of Africa’s poor. Food security and rural welfare in these areas are limited by a range ...