May 24, 2012 / Co-operation in the Global South
Daniel Bradley, DFID’s Climate and Development Adviser in Brazil, has written a blog post on our recent seminar on South-South cooperation in Brasilia. "...So why was DFID supporting a workshop on the role of South-South cooperation? Isn’t South-South supposed to
May 24, 2012 / Co-operation in the Global South
Following our workshop on the role of South-South cooperation in Brasilia, several participants (Lidia Cabral, Daniel Bradley and Iara Costa Leite) have blogged on the issues raised at the event. Some short extracts, with links to the full posts, are
May 24, 2012 / FAC blog
Brazilian success stories are being told at the onset of post-neoliberalism, post-Iraq invasion and the Chinese protagonism in international development cooperation, thus in a setting marked by traditional donors’ search for reconstructing the legitimacy of the cooperation they provide. This
May 24, 2012 / FAC blog
South-South cooperation is now establishing itself as an accepted tool in the development box. And, we will need every tool in the box – including new kinds of partnerships – if we are collectively to tackle tough global development challenges
May 23, 2012 / Discussion Papers
Conceptual Framework and Hypotheses for Phase 2 of the Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa (PEAPA) project. This phase will explore how contrasting political incentives have influenced the eight countries’ engagement with the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP).
May 23, 2012 / FAC blog
The myth of success. The narrative about Brazil’s agricultural success is widespread, particularly beyond borders. In less than 30 years the country has moved from being a net food importer to a net food exporter. Brazil is also the world’s
May 21, 2012 / Growth and Social Protection
Government and commercial farmers in South Africa have responded to a new report on the living and working conditions of farmworkers by criticising its methodology. Provocatively entitled 'Ripe with Abuse', the report by Human Rights Watch documents violations of minimum
May 21, 2012 / FAC blog
Although overshadowed by the financial and political crisis in Europe in the international press, it is important that agriculture and food security is once again at the top of the international agenda. Galvanising the private sector for development of the
May 17, 2012 / Supporting documents: South-South Co-operation
by Li Xiaoyun, Tang Lixia, Xu Xiuli, Qi Gubo and Wang Haimin, China Agricultural University There has been a growing interest of China’s rapid economic growth, particularly agriculture-led growth and poverty reduction. In fact, China and Africa have developed their
May 16, 2012 / Research Papers
FAC Research Paper 23by Steve Wiggins, Gem Argwings-Kodhek, Jennifer Leavy & Colin Poulton Small farmers in Africa have long been engaged with markets. Whenever villages have been connected to urban or overseas markets, smallholders have produced surpluses for them —
May 16, 2012 / China and Brazil in African Agriculture
The growing visibility of the BRICS countries in international development cooperation has led to claims that they represent a challenge to the development paradigm, emphasising distinctive characteristics of horizontality, solidarity, mutual learning and partnership. Yet, beyond the political rhetoric, it
May 16, 2012 / Working Papers
FAC Working Paper 38 by David Booth and Frederick Golooba-Mutebi Agricultural development policies in sub-Saharan Africa continue to be weak, and the reasons are to be found in the incentives transmitted to policy makers by countries’ domestic political systems. The
May 16, 2012 / Developmental Regimes in Africa
FAC Working Paper 38by David Booth and Frederick Golooba-Mutebi Agricultural development policies in sub-Saharan Africa continue to be weak, and the reasons are to be found in the incentives transmitted to policy makers by countries’ domestic political systems. The enfranchisement
May 16, 2012 / Supporting documents: South-South Co-operation
Background document to the South-South Co-operation seminar. Agricultural development: the challenges for Sub-Saharan Africa South-South Cooperation and Brazil’s role in supporting agricultural development Research agenda and the role of the event partners Objectives of the seminar
May 16, 2012 / Supporting documents: South-South Co-operation
Background and aims, guiding questions and panel details for Panel 2 at the South-South Co-operation seminar in Brasilia, May 2012. Panel 2: Agriculture, climate change and green growth in Africa: what role for South-South?
May 16, 2012 / Supporting documents: South-South Co-operation
Background and aims, guiding questions and panel details for Panel 1 at the South-South Co-operation seminar in Brasilia, May 2012. Title: Brazilian cooperation for development: new paradigm for agricultural development in Africa?
May 16, 2012 / Supporting documents: South-South Co-operation
Programme for the Seminar “The role of South-South Cooperation in Agricultural Development in Africa – opportunities and challenges”, Brasilia, 17 May 2012.
May 14, 2012 / Co-operation in the Global South
Brasilia, 11 May 2012 – The capital of Brazil will host a high-level event on agriculture and development: the International Seminar on The Role of South-South Cooperation in Agricultural Development in Africa. For the first time, the event will bring
May 11, 2012 / Working Papers
Working Paper 36 by Dawit Alemu At the advent of Ethiopia’s new economic development plan, the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) 2010 – 2015, the Farmer-Based Seed Multiplication (FBSM) programme has increased hopes in the strengthening of the country’s national
May 11, 2012 / Working Papers
Full title: Initial Conditions and Changes in Commercial Fertilizers under the Farm Input Subsidy Programme in Malawi: Implications for Graduation Working Paper 30 by Ephraim W. Chirwa, Andrew Dorward and Mirriam Matita The government of Malawi has been implementing agricultural
May 11, 2012 / Working Papers
Working Paper 29 by Ephraim W. Chirwa, Andrew Dorward and Mirriam Matita The government of Malawi has been implementing a large-scale Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) since 2005/06 as an intervention aimed at improving food security by addressing resource poor
May 9, 2012 / Policy Briefs
CAADP Policy Brief 08by Kate Wellard-Dyer Food prices are critical for African populations and economies and at the top of the agenda for African policy makers. The CAADP Framework for African Food Security promotes action to address food security challenges
May 9, 2012 / Policy Briefs
Policy Brief 53 by Andrew Dorward This policy brief reviews historical changes in staple food prices (in terms of international grain prices) and highlights increasing agricultural labour productivity and falling food prices as critical drivers of development, food security and
May 9, 2012 / Policy Briefs
Policy Brief 52 by Andrew Dorward Recent years have seen increasing average food prices, severe food price shocks (in 2007/8 and 2010/11), and increasing concerns about the impacts of food prices shocks, high food prices and food price volatility on
May 4, 2012 / Early Career Fellowship Programme
We are pleased to announce the 2012 Fellowship recipients. A list of their names is below. The ECFP is available to early career professionals working in Africa and the UK. Both full-time and part-time appointments are available and all fellowships
May 3, 2012 / Briefings politiques / Policy briefs in French
Titre complet: Du transfert de technologie jusqu’aux systèmes d’innovation: soutenir une révolution verte en Afrique CAADP Point Info 07 Les petits agriculteurs sont les principaux acteurs de la production agricole de la plupart des pays africains et les principaux moteurs
May 3, 2012 / Briefings politiques / Policy briefs in French
CAADP Point Info 06Par Kate Wellard-Dyer Pendant des siècles, les communautés pastorales de la Corne de l’Afrique ont lutté pour leur subsistance en dépit de la sécheresse, des conflits et de la famine. Ces populations sont inventives, novatrices et elles
May 3, 2012 / Gender & Social Difference
How are the interests of young men and women similar or different, from an agriculture policy perspective? What are their priorities? We asked FAC researchers and experts in youth policy and agriculture to address this question, in a series of
May 2, 2012 / China and Brazil in African Agriculture
The Future Agricultures Consortium is addressing the question of how the 'rising powers', including the BRICS countries, are changing agricultural development in Africa. Our research project China and Brazil in African Agriculture aims to document and critically analyse the experiences
May 2, 2012 / Early Career Fellowship Programme
In this video, four Early Career Fellows - Lydia Biriwasha, Elsie Kangai, Conrad Murendo, Laura Pereira and Yasin Mahadi - talk about their experiences and achievements in working with the Future Agricultures Consortium. It was filmed at the FAC Annual
April 30, 2012 / Working Papers
Working Paper 31 by Blessings Chinsinga December 2011 This paper examines the micro-politics of Malawi’s Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) and the roles of agro-dealers as potential anchors or drivers of a ‘uniquely African Green Revolution’. The drive toward the
April 30, 2012 / Working Papers
by Nana Akua Anyidoho, Happy Kayuni, John Ndungu, Jennifer Leavy, Mohamadou Sall, Getnet Tadele and James Sumberg FAC Working Paper 32 This paper is about the portrayal of youth in policy documentation in sub-Saharan Africa. Historically, young people’s engagement with
April 27, 2012 / Young People & Agrifood
Call for ApplicationsDeadline: 15 June 2012 The Future Agriculture Consortium, through its Young People and Agri-Food theme, seeks to address three constraints to more appropriate policy in relation to the “young people and agriculture” problem in Africa: A lack of
April 27, 2012 / Young People Farming and Food Conference
These notes seek to synthesise understandings merging from the FAC/ISSER international conference Young People, Farming and Food, held in Accra, 19-21 March 2012 (see: https://www.future-agricultures.org/events/young-people-farming-a-food).
April 27, 2012 / FAC blog
The FAC gender approach (see the discussion paper Gender and Other Social Differences: Implications for FAC?) argues that gender relations are dynamic. Women and men, as spouses, parents, siblings etc, seek both to maintain and change these roles to meet
April 26, 2012 / Gender & Social Difference
The Gender & Social Difference work of Future Agricultures covers learning across the FAC thematic research programmes. It is based on the widespread perception that ongoing social, economic, political, and environmental change processes in agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa are leading
April 25, 2012 / Policy Briefs
Full title: Factors Influencing Smallholder Commercial Farming in Malawi: A Case of NASFAM Commercialisation Initiatives Policy Brief 51 by Ephraim Chirwa and Miriam Matita Most of smallholder farming in Malawi focuses on producing food staples such as maize and rice
April 25, 2012 / Working Papers
Working Paper 33 Political Economy of Cereal Seed Systems in Africa project by Hannington Odame and Elijah Muange December 2011 Public and private actors and their networks are committing substantial resources to support agro-dealers to deliver novel technologies and information
April 25, 2012 / Land
A special issue of the Journal of Peasant Studies, published this week, explores the controversial issue of 'green grabbing' – the appropriation of land and resources for environmental ends. The vigorous debate on 'land grabbing' already highlights instances where 'green'
April 25, 2012 / Working Papers
By Domingos M. do Rosário April 2012 FAC Working Paper 34 Produced as part of the FAC Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa (PEAPA) work stream The paper analyses the changing configuration of the political system since the Rome
April 20, 2012 / Co-operation in the Global South
International Seminar: The role of South-South Cooperation in Agricultural Development in Africa - opportunities and challenges17 May 2012 Brasília, Brazil Full programme (PDF, 95kb) Speaker biographies (PDF, 135kb) 9:00 Opening Chair: Jorge Chediek, Interim Director, IPCIG, UNDP RC/RRSpeakers: Minister Marco
April 20, 2012 / Working Papers
Working Paper 28 by Ephraim W. Chirwa, Peter M. Mvula, Andrew Dorward and Mirriam Matita December 2011 The Farm Input Subsidy Programme targets households for subsidized farm inputs, and usually it is the head of the household who receives the
April 19, 2012 / Policy Processes
Debates on the appropriate role for the state in stimulating agricultural development should be linked to an assessment of the capacity and willingness of the state to implement particular policies in particular country contexts. The Political Economy of Agricultural Policy
April 18, 2012 / Impact Stories
A presentation was made on 23 February 2012 about the Political Economy and Future of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) in Malawi. This presentation was made at an Agriculture Policy Dialogue, a forum convened by the Civil Society Agriculture
April 18, 2012 / Impact Stories
The FAC Science, Technology and Innovation Theme carried out two phases of research in five countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe) on the ‘Political Economy of Cereal Seed Systems in Africa’, from which 10 FAC Working Papers were produced
April 18, 2012 / Impact Stories
The FAC Climate Change theme convened a policy discussion roundtable in Nairobi, 31 January 2012, to discuss key findings of recent FAC research on the status of agricultural climate change policy process in Kenya. The roundtable was attended by mix
April 18, 2012 / Impact Stories
The Policy Engagement Meeting noted the government’s appreciation of the enormous agricultural potential of Kwara State, Nigeria. It highlighted the requirements of commercial agriculture and the imperative of state support, especially in the areas of access to land with secure
April 18, 2012 / Impact Stories
In the run-up to our international conference on Young People, Farming and Food in March, we held a competition to find the best media reporting in Africa on young people and agriculture. This competition aimed to encourage young and early
April 18, 2012 / Impact Stories
FAC’s international conference on the future of the agrifood sector in Africa was held at the Centre for African Wetlands, University of Ghana at Legon, Accra, on 19-21 March 2012.
April 18, 2012 / Impact Stories
The Climate Change and Agriculture Theme of FAC was launched amidst an increasing focus on, and pledges of funding for, activities to address climate change in the agricultural sector. Through a combination of presentations at major policy events, comparative case
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