Africa has inherited highly arbitrary political borders that vastly complicate current efforts to accelerate … agricultural growth and reduce hunger. Because Africa’s inherited political borders arbitrarily partition agro-ecological zones and … agricultural trade and dampening incentives for farmers and agribusinesses to invest in Africa’s many regional breadbasket zones …

studies have done, this book identifies episodes of successful agricultural growth in Africa and identifies processes …, the farming of maize in East and Southern Africa, cassava across the middle belt of Africa, cotton in West Africa …, horticulture in Kenya, and dairying in East Africa. …

aid, in Africa, has attracted growing interest because of its potential to reduce landed costs and speed delivery times … procurement in Africa. WFP’s experience suggests that local or regional procurement of food aid offers significant savings, in … both commodity costs and delivery times. On average, maize procured in Africa costs 30% to 50% less than white maize …

Force, beginning in August 2005. At a regional level, efforts such as the Cassava Transformation in Southern Africa (CATISA …

Purpose – Cassava production surged noticeably in Southeastern Africa beginning in the 1990s. The purpose of this paper … potential, cassava commercialization in Southeastern Africa remains in its formative stages, with only 10 per cent to 30 per … cent of production currently marketed. Unlike West Africa, where cassava commercialization has centered on marketing …