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The 2017/18 Ghana Agriculture Census Report shows that women smallholder farmers contribute nearly 50% of the agricultural labor force in Ghana. Women are more engaged...

As farmers, businesswomen, mothers, innovators, workers, and educators, women are critical actors in Africa’s agrifood systems, making up almost two-thirds of the continent’s agrifood systems workforce...

Highlights: This study focuses on the potential of off-farm production and marketing of organic and biofertilisers (OFBF) to contribute to soil health in Africa , and particularly in SSA: Egypt (Northern Africa)...

This desk review study was commissioned by the European Commission/ DG INTPA to better understand the relationships between agroecology (AE), responsible value chains and agricultural and food...

Togo , Lomé le 20-22 mars 2024 : La situation alimentaire et nutritionnelle dans la région du Sahel et de...

Policy interest often focuses on specific instruments that effectively enhance household resilience to food security shocks. Based on microeconomic household demand and resilience theory, this paper...

Highlights: Oil palm, which has been one of the most important cash crops in Ghana since independence, has continued to underperform in spite of the sustained policy attention...

This study examined the factors that determine the adoption of CSA practices in dryland farming systems. The study answers the following questions: (i) what are the typologies of CSA practices...

Highlights: CSA is positively associated with land productivity. CSA is also positively associated with food security. The bundled use of CSA practices offers greater land productivity...

This publication presents the results of the Resilient Food Systems programme which aims to strengthen policy dialogue and decision-making in 12 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. It reviews the transformations...