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Timely news and information about agricultural research in Africa. Collected from a variety of sources, we are also happy to accept your suggestions for relevant research to include.
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Unpacking the Political Economy of Sugar in southern Africa
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Africa’s Land Rush – discount book flyer
September 17, 2015 / News Book flyer with a discount code for Africa’s Land Rush, a book published in 2015.
LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin no.1
August 5, 2015 / News First bulletin of the research programme ‘Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development’ (LEGEND).
New West Africa hub coordinator appointed
May 21, 2015 / News We are delighted to announce the appointment of Joseph Yaro as our regional coordinator for West Africa. Prof Yaro is Associate Professor of Human Geography at the University of Ghana, Legon, and has been a member of Future Agricultures for
Evaluation of the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC): main report
February 11, 2015 / News Main report of the evaluation of Future Agricultures commissioned by DFID in 2014 and carried out by Upper Quartile.
Evaluation of the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC): Annexes
February 11, 2015 / News Annexes of the evaluation of Future Agricultures commissioned by DFID in 2014 and carried out by the consultants Upper Quartile.
Evaluation of the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC): Final Report
February 11, 2015 / News Evaluation of Future Agricultures commissioned by DFID in 2014 and carried out by the consultants Upper Quartile, including all annexes.
Evaluation of the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC): Executive Summary
February 11, 2015 / News Short summary of the evaluation of Future Agricultures commissioned by DFID in 2014 and carried out by the consultants Upper Quartile.
ISSD Launch – Johnson Irungu on behalf of Sicily Kariuki.pdf
October 10, 2014 / News Address given by Johnson Irungu on behalf of Sicily Kariuki at the launch of ISSD Africa, September 2014.
ISSD Launch – Janet Edeme speech
October 10, 2014 / News Address given by Janet Edeme at the launch of ISSD Africa, September 2014.
ISSD Launch – Gerbrand Haverkamp speech
October 10, 2014 / News Address given by Gerbrand Haverkamp at the launch of ISSD Africa, September 2014.
Video & presentations: The Political Economy of Agricultural Policy Processes in Africa
August 8, 2014 / News Video and slides from this event in London on 24 September are now available. The day presented new research from Future Agricultures on how agricultural policy in Sub-Saharan Africa is shaped, in the light of changing patterns of growth and
Jobs: 3 x researchers in Environmental Change, UK
January 30, 2014 / News The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is seeking to recruit up to three new researchers with international reputations for innovative interdisciplinary work broadly within the area of ‘Environmental Change’.
Call for Participation: Conference on Agricultural Investment, Gender and Land in Africa
December 9, 2013 / News Call for Participation: Multi-stakeholder Conference on Agricultural Investment, Gender and Land in Africa – Towards inclusive, equitable and socially responsible investment South Africa, March 2014
BICAS founding document
December 2, 2013 / News Founding document of the BRICS Initiative for Critical Agrarian Studies.
Programme – Pan African Parliament seminar, Malabo, November 2013
November 20, 2013 / News Programme of the Parliamentary seminar “Making Agricultural Investment Work for Africa: A Parliamentarian’s response to the land rush”, held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on 8 – 9 November 2013.
Final Declaration – Malabo, November 2013
November 20, 2013 / News Final declaration by parliamentarians from the Pan-African Parliament and the Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), made at the end of the Parliamentary seminar “Making Agricultural Investment Work for Africa: A Parliamentarian’s response to the
Press release: African governments colluding with land-grabbers at the expense of the poor
October 25, 2013 / News Press release from the KwaZulu Natal Christian Council following a meeting of church leaders and activists from six SADC countries in Durban, South Africa, October 2013.
Committee on World Food Security opens
October 7, 2013 / News The 40th session of the Committee on World Food Security opens on 7 October. More than 30 ministers will attend the session and there were more than 1,000 registrations to the Plenary. The entire week will be webcast at http://www.fao.org/webcast
Newsletter #13 – September 2013
October 2, 2013 / News Regional hubs invite collaboration IDS Bulletin on China and Brazil in African agriculture Policy space for Pastoralism in Kenya Pan African Land Hearings Leaping and Learning: linking smallholders to markets
July 2013 – China and Brazil in African Agriculture bulletin
October 2, 2013 / News A new IDS Bulletin brings together the first collection of empirical and review articles on how China and Brazil are engaging in African agriculture.
Newsletter #12: June 2013
October 2, 2013 / News New African hubs announced for Future Agricultures Video: hub convenors Supporting CAADP New research on Rising Powers in Africa and Land
April 2013: Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa – conference special
October 2, 2013 / News Video interviews, plenary session films, presentations and papers, blogs and more.
Newsletter #11 – March 2013
October 2, 2013 / News Conference on Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa New book: Ethiopian Seed System Pastoralism and politics Brazil in Mozambique
Newsletter #10 – October 2012
October 2, 2013 / News Global Land Grabbing conference Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa conference Feeding the world Research on young people and agriculture – IDS Bulletin
Newsletter #9 – May 2012
October 2, 2013 / News Early Career Fellows announced Young People, Farming and Food conference Land Deal Politics Initiative awards announced International Seminar on South-South Co-operation
Newsletter #8 – December 2011
October 2, 2013 / News Fellowship Programme Young people and agriculture in Africa Climate smart agriculture
IDS Annual Report features Future Agricultures work
September 25, 2013 / News Our research on Pastoralism and our three new Africa hubs have been highlighted in this year's annual report from the Institute of Development Studies. The article includes details of our policy workshops in Nairobi and Addis Ababa, and the launch
Pan African Land Hearing declaration
August 19, 2013 / News Declaration from the Panel at the Pan African Land Hearing held in Johannesburg in August 2013.
Future Agricultures establishes 3 new regional hubs in Africa
June 12, 2013 / News The Future Agricultures Consortium has instituted a regional, Africa-centred structure to support its research and policy engagement activities, with ‘hubs’ in Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and the UK. Find out more about our new 'hubs' Video: introducing the hub convenors
Advisory Council
May 29, 2013 / News The Advisory Council provides advice on the strategy and focus of our work. Members are invited on the basis of their experience and expertise in research and policy on African agriculture.
Video: Future Agricultures in Africa
May 19, 2013 / News In early 2013, Future Agricultures moved to a regional structure to support our growing network of researchers in Africa and beyond. In these short videos, the co-ordinators of our three ‘hubs’ in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, and our CAADP
RVI Seminar report: Pastoralism and Development in Africa, 2013
May 17, 2013 / News Report from a seminar on pastoralism and development in Africa in Nairobi on 29 April 2013, produced by the Rift Valley Institute. The seminar was hosted by the RVI in collaboration with Future Agricultures.
Political Economy conference newsletter: day 3
March 27, 2013 / News Newsletter from the second day of the conference on the Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa, March 2013.
Political Economy conference newsletter: day 2
March 27, 2013 / News Newsletter from the second day of the conference on the Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa, March 2013.
Political Economy conference newsletter: day 1
March 27, 2013 / News Newsletter from the first day of the conference on the Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa, March 2013.
Global food security: advising the UK government
February 11, 2013 / News Andrew Dorward, a member of FAC and Professor of Development Economics at SOAS, gave evidence on global food security to the UK Commons Select Committee on International Development last week. Prof Dorward discussed hunger and challenges to the global food
Consultation launched on smallholders and food security
December 20, 2012 / News On 20 December 2012 the Knowledge network on Food Security and Nutrition launched a new consultation on behalf of the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), aimed at gathering inputs on the Version
Development after 2015
October 24, 2012 / News As post-2015 development goals are being developed by the UN and others, Andrew Dorward of Future Agricultures gave evidence to the International Development Committee in the UK yesterday (23 October). The UN has launched a broad consultative process for the
Journals and books: new resource
September 28, 2012 / News Our new lists of journal special issues and books by Future Agricultures researchers bring these resources together for the first time. In the collection, you will find downloads of free-access material, as well as links to paid-for publications. Some highlights
Can ‘green agriculture’ save the world?
June 20, 2012 / News As the Rio+20 conference begins, two blogs by Future Agricultures researchers reflect on ‘green agriculture’ for sustainable development - an agenda which seeks to address food insecurity in Africa and beyond. Joanes Atela unpacks the politics behind ‘green agriculture’ for
Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa: Interrogating Policy Narratives, Actors and Interests
April 16, 2012 / News Poster presentation given by Lars Otto Naess at the Planet Under Pressure conference, London, March 2012. The poster outlines a project examining the key narratives on climate change in the agricultural sector, and the individuals, organisations and political processes associated
LDPI small grants recipients 2012 (Africa)
March 16, 2012 / News A list of awardees with projects in Africa, supported by small grants from the Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI) in 2012.
LDPI small grants recipients 2012
March 16, 2012 / News A list of awardees of the Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI) small grants for 2012.
Call for Papers: Global Land Grabbing II, October 2012
March 7, 2012 / News The Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI) is organizing a second international academic workshop on ‘Global Land Grabbing’ to be held on 17-19 October 2012 at the Africana Studies Center at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. The deadline for the Call
The Contribution of Livestock to the Ugandan Economy
March 7, 2012 / News By Roy Behnke and Margaret Nakirya IGAD LPI Working Paper No. 02 – 12 This is the fifth in a series of reports on the contribution of livestock to the economies of the IGAD member states. Building on methodologies developed
The Contribution of Livestock to the Sudanese Economy
March 7, 2012 / News By Roy Behnke and Hala Mohamed Osman IGAD LPI Working Paper No. 01 – 12 This is the fourth in a series of reports on the contribution of livestock to the economies of the IGAD member states. Building on methodologies
Contested Agronomy book flyer
February 13, 2012 / News Advertising flyer for the book Contested Agronomy by Jim Sumberg and John Thompson.