Transformations In West African Agriculture And The Role Of Family Farms
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| Author | : Camilla Toulmin |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Agriculture |
| ISBN | : |
This paper examines change in West African agricultural systems, the major challenges being faced by smallholders in the region and pathways for the future, given international pressure and domestic restraints. It aims to strengthen debate on West African agriculture, the role of family farms and trade policy at national, regional and global levels. It identifies and documents how agricultural patterns and livelihoods are evolving in different parts of the region, identifies winners and losers, outlines the impact of OECD trade and agricultural policy on farming livelihoods, and highlights the opportunities for producer organisations to influence policy design and negotiations in partnership with diverse organisations and interests in West Africa.
| Author | : Diao, Xinshen, ed. |
| Publisher | : Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
| Total Pages | : 548 |
| Release | : 2020-12-07 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0896293807 |
Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems. Can Asia, with its recent success in adopting mechanization, offer a model for Africa? An Evolving Paradigm of Agricultural Mechanization Development analyzes the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries. The authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies. Potential approaches presented to facilitating mechanization in Africa include prioritizing market-led hiring services, eliminating distortions, and developing appropriate technologies for the African context. The role of agricultural mechanization within overall agricultural and rural transformation strategies in Africa is also discussed. The book’s recommendations and insights should be useful to national policymakers and the development community, who can adapt this knowledge to local contexts and use it as a foundation for further research.
| Author | : Harold Brookfield |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 2007-11-08 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1134122268 |
This book surveys the social conditions of family farming across the world and the conditions of its survival into the twenty-first century.
| Author | : Bruno Losch |
| Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2012-06-18 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0821395130 |
Based on new evidence from in-depth field surveys, this book addresses the unique situation of countries that remain deeply engaged in agriculture, and proposes a set of policy orientations which could facilitate the process of rural change.
| Author | : Reginald Cline-Cole |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2016-02-17 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 131790494X |
West African Worlds provides a critical assessment of social, economic and political change in Africa’s most populous and arguably most externally focused region. With an emphasis on globalisation and modernisation, case studies and commentary are integrated throughout to highlight the concerns and issues of the region. Enriched by an impressive mix of West African voices, this text combines theory and application with policy and practice to address socio-economic change, the pursuit of livelihoods, and development within West Africa.
| Author | : William Vorley |
| Publisher | : IIED |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Agriculture and state |
| ISBN | : 1843692465 |
| Author | : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
| Total Pages | : 150 |
| Release | : 2019-03-13 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9251308713 |
This framework presents ten interrelated principles/elements to guide Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa (SAMA). Further, it presents the technical issues to be considered under SAMA and the options to be analysed at the country and sub regional levels. The ten key elements required in a framework for SAMA are as follows: The analysis in the framework calls for a specific approach, involving learning from other parts of the world where significant transformation of the agricultural mechanization sector has already occurred within a three-to-four decade time frame, and developing policies and programmes to realize Africa’s aspirations of Zero Hunger by 2025. This approach entails the identification and prioritization of relevant and interrelated elements to help countries develop strategies and practical development plans that create synergies in line with their agricultural transformation plans. Given the unique characteristics of each country and the diverse needs of Africa due to the ecological heterogeneity and the wide range of farm sizes, the framework avoids being prescriptive.
| Author | : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
| Total Pages | : 70 |
| Release | : 2018-07-13 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : |
The present edition of Nature & Faune journal emphasizes the role of natural renewable resources within the framework of Africa’s agricultural transformation. Central to the transformation agenda is achieving greater prosperity which can improve peoples' lives and livelihoods. These improvements of lives and livelihoods cover their economic well-being; their environment; socio‐cultural and political sphere of influence. The conditions for modernizing Africa’s agriculture entail transforming not only production processes but also the products. This issue of the Journal highlights the unique features of Africa’s agriculture, including (i) the urgent need for improving productivity; (ii) the importance of the agricultural sector in Africa’s economies in terms of employment; and (iii) the climate-resilient opportunities within agriculture to cope with climate change challenges. It draws attention to the fact that the agriculture sector offers possibilities for increased productivity while also adapting to and mitigating climate change thus safeguarding also future production.
| Author | : Andre Bationo |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 1339 |
| Release | : 2011-08-30 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 904812543X |
Africa can achieve self sufficiency in food production through adoption of innovations in the agriculture sector. Numerous soil fertility and crop production technologies have been generated through research, however, wide adoption has been low. African farmers need better technologies, more sustainable practices, and fertilizers to improve and sustain their crop productivity and to prevent further degradation of agricultural lands. The agricultural sector also needs to be supported by functional institutions and policies that will be able to respond to emerging challenges of globalization and climate change.
| Author | : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
| Total Pages | : 185 |
| Release | : 2018-08-09 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9251095027 |
This report provides an overview of a study conducted in the NENA region in 2015-2016 in partnership with FAO, CIRAD, CIHEAM-IAMM and six national teams, each of which prepared a national report. In the six countries under review in the NENA region (Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritania, Sudan and Tunisia), agriculture is carried out primarily by small-scale family farmers, the majority of whom run the risk of falling into the poverty trap, largely due to the continuous fragmentation of inherited landholdings. As such, the development of small-scale family farming can no longer be based solely on intensifying agriculture, as the farmers are not able to produce sufficient marketable surplus due to the limited size of their landholdings. An approach based strictly on agricultural activity is also insufficient (as small-scale family farms have already diversified their livelihoods with off-farm activities). In fact, developing small-scale farming cannot be achieved by focusing strictly on t he dimension of production.
