The long-term reduction of hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the great challenges for the … farmers and consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors find that reforms have had many favorable results, but that the … development of agricultural markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifying areas where governments can play a supportive role. They …

Africa. The analysis is based on a review of 17 studies about practices that boost small-scale farmers' resilience or reduce … their vulnerability to observed or expected changes in climate; it includes data from more than 16 countries in Africa, the … management and technology; farm financial management; diversification on and beyond the farm; government interventions in …

"Agricultural diversification towards high-value crops can potentially increase farm incomes, especially in a country …-dominated subsistence farm economy to diversify into riskier high-value crops. Here, we present evidence that the gradual diversification of … advantage-based production choices. The comparatively high labor endowments of the small farmers, as reflected in their greater …

cross-border maize exports lowers the national food price index by only 0.6-2.4 percent compared with the free …