‘Identifying socioeconomic constraints to and incentives for faster technology adoption: Pathways to sustainable intensification in eastern and southern Africa’ aims to better understand how smallholders make decisions about their farming practices, pa
Despite the need for sustainable intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being widely recognised, much of the Research for Development work is focused on increasing the efficiency with which land, water and nutrients are b
More of the world’s future food supply will come from irrigated areas – from Africa where irrigation is largely under-developed to parts of Asia where irrigated areas are facing resource depletion and degradation.
Chronic food insecurity and undernutrition are high-priority issues for Tanzania and Zambia, with both countries having high rates of stunting in children.
Poor or fragmented capacity to control plant pests and diseases of significance in eastern Africa reduces farm productivity and is an obstacle to regional and international trade of plant products.
African agriculture is moving from subsistence to market led systems, as small scale producers generate surpluses to sell in local, regional and/or international markets.
Although smallholder farmers are responsible for most agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of them remain poor and marginalised.
