Lawrence Haddad shares his thoughts inspired by the recent CGIAR-supported paper on persistent myths about African food supply chains. by Lawrence Haddad (Executive Director, GAIN) I love academic papers that use evidence to try and shift stubborn policy perspectives, especially when those policy perspectives seem to be holding back development and hunger reduction. So, it is no surprise that I
Toolbox for Working with Root, Tuber and Banana Seed Systems Join our launch: Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 15.00-16.00 East African Time Register: https://cipotato.org/event/toolbox-working-root-tuber-banana-seed-systems/ “People don’t think about seed as much as they should. Every living thing we produce starts from some sort of seed. It’s a huge responsibility for seed systems research to take on.” Erik Delaquis, RTB and Alliance
BY BJORN VAN CAMPENHOUT AND CAROLINE MIEHE In many developing countries, poor delivery of public services remains an important problem. Public infrastructure, such as roads or boreholes for drinking water, is poor. The quality of service provided in hospitals or schools is low. Absenteeism and corruption are endemic. Uganda is a case in point: its public service sector suffers from
Research evaluating the effectiveness of the baraza program in Uganda shows positive impact on public services. In many developing countries, poor delivery of public services remains an important problem. Public infrastructure, such as roads or boreholes for drinking water, is poor. The quality of service provided in hospitals or schools is low. Absenteeism and corruption are endemic. Uganda is a
This is something we needed to know about, support, promote and make better known at the national level in order to benefit to the maximum,” said Minister Mohamed Ould Mahmoud while on a visit to the ICRISAT research station in Samanko with a group of high-level members of the Malian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. The Minister commended the
Africa’s food systems are at an inflection point. Food demand in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to at least double between 2015 and 2050. Moreover, income growth and urbanization are driving significant changes in consumer demand, including for more varied, nutritious, and value-added foods. Meanwhile, food security remains a challenge—according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, every day, 256
BY HONOR DEARLOVE Over the past several decades, most food systems around the world have evolved to reduce the prevalence of hunger, but many have introduced a new wave of serious dietary health concerns such as obesity. Resetting the Table: Straight Talk About the Food We Grow and Eat, a new book by Robert Paarlberg, observes that many popular solutions to the
Steven Cole, Catherine Njuguna and Devis Mwakanyamale on learnings from piloting the tool in Tanzania. Women’s involvement in making important intra-household decisions is a key indicator of their empowerment. Most of the quantitative tools available to measure women’s empowerment try to elicit this involvement by asking which decisions spouses make alone or jointly, and if the latter, to what extent