More than 90 percent of the population in the Sahel lives on agriculture. The fact that crop production has not kept up … with population growth during the last two decades is attributed to land degradation and productivity decline resulting in …

key drivers of gender gaps in agriculture productivity in Nigeria: women use fewer inputs and have limited participation … Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD). Specifically, the underlying analysis aims to (i) examine women … use, extension services, and labor productivity; (iii) examine women's participation and inputs use against budget …

increases, in turn, require technology-driven increases in the productivity of crops (rice in particular), fisheries and … incomes of small and marginal farmers requires promotion of commercial agriculture and agri-business opportunities through: (a … administrative capacity of the institutions responsible for agriculture extension, research, food procurement, water management, and …

focuses on the South Eastern Africa market shed, the one centered in Malawi, Northern Mozambique and Zambia. This analysis …

welfare, and agricultural productivity. This report provides some introduction to women in agriculture, lays out the study … drivers of the so-called feminization of agriculture in Latin America. This feminization has relevance for everyone given … agriculture's role in regional food security, national shared prosperity, and household resilience to shocks. The objective of …

products. Given the importance and sensitivity of the food and agriculture sector in the country, the report highlights a …

Most recent African indigenous knowledge (IK) literature, especially in agriculture, emphasizes that Africans are …

This report evaluates the requirements for an assessment of climate change impacts on agriculture to guide policy … makers on investment priorities and phasing. Because agriculture is vital for national food security and is a strong … contributor to Brazil's GDP growth, there is growing concern that Brazilian agriculture is increasingly vulnerable to climate …