There is an international consensus that Africans consume less fruits and vegetables (FV), and animal products (AP) than they need for adequate nutrition, and that production and supply chains of these...
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Zambia experienced modest economic growth of 4.8 percent per year between 2010 and 2019 (ZamStats 2020). Most growth occurred in the earlier part of the decade. After...
The report highlights challenges faced by the agricultural sector in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Zambia, including productivity issues and food security concerns due to factors such as limited inputs...
This brief presents the research results of the promotion and value addition of selected neglected and underutilized crops in Kenya, Zambia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Novel products and value chains were...
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This synthesis presents the results of a 10-year journey that IDRC and ACIAR have taken together in funding agricultural research to inform policy and help improve food and...
Despite African consumers under-consuming nutrient dense fruits and vegetables (FV) and animal products (AP), and the farm production and supply chains of these products are fraught...
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa do not have much choice of quality seed of vegetable cultivars adapted to local growing conditions and consumer demand. Only a handful...
The aim of this synthesis paper was to describe some of the commonly occurring trade-offs between social and environmental impacts in the VCA4D case studies, and to identify promising situations (“win-win...
This synthesis study analyses the relation between value chain development and land tenure in Africa, primarily through the discussion of eight studies from the VCA4D project. These studies...
Whereas many smallholder farmers rely on rather diversified production systems, commercial market-oriented agri-food production is increasingly concentrated amongst midsize and larger farmers. We...