. After a long time of disinterest in the agriculture sector in Africa, several voices arise now in favour of greater efforts … the huge need of increasing the productivity in this sector. If increase in agriculture productivity requires both an …Contrary to Asian countries, the agricultural sector in Africa had not benefited from the green revolution success …

Women are under-acknowledged participants in Africa's agriculture and food sector, supplying a large share of the … lower productivity jobs and earning less than men. Their underrepresentation persists all along agricultural value chains …. These inequalities translate into lower welfare outcomes for women in addition to inefficient productivity gaps with …

Social protection is increasingly becoming a powerful tool for enhancing productivity and employment and is, therefore …, important for Africa’s agricultural transformation. Thus, this study aims at examining how Africa’s agricultural sector can be … insurance, in-kind and cash support, among others to make farming attractive, thereby increasing employment and productivity. …

in Africa. Using representative multistage stratified household survey data and robust analytical approaches, findings … mechanization on use of household and hired labor. Finally, agricultural mechanization significantly raises the productivity of …