The participation of smallholder farmers in high-value and profitable value chains as well as contract
farming remains low in Africa. This paper aims to identify observable and unobservable constraints that
explain joint participation in profitable value chains and contract farming
NEW PUBLICATION: Measurement Error Mechanisms Matter: Agricultural Intensification with Farmer Misperceptions and Misreporting
By Kibrom A. Abay, Leah E. M. Bevis, and Christopher B. Barrett The mechanism(s) that generate measurement error matter for inference. Survey measurement error is typically thought to represent simple misreporting correctable through improved measurement. But errors might also or alternatively reflect respondent misperceptions that materially affect the respondent decisions under study. We show analytically […]
Building Resilience through Women Farmers: A Local Grassroots NGO’s Perspective
Fatima Ahmed and Nanase Tonda - Zenab for Women in Development, Sudan
Within the ever-increasing paradigm of promoting gender equality, the subconscious perceptions amongst policymakers and practitioners tend to be that women farmers in rural areas are the victims of gendered violence – and that local grassroots NGOs have limited capacity in bringing about scale, impact or sustainability compared to international bodies with greater resources.
Experience of Zenab for Women in Development (ZWD) challenges this perception in rural Sudan.
Antibiotics as growth promoters
January 15, 2017 By: Monica Ganan, PhD Research & Enterprise Development Manager | Global Challenges Institute | London South Bank University Share URL Antibiotics as growth promoters Antibiotics have been used as feed additives for decades all around the globe by veterinarians and livestock owners to increase the growth rates and efficiency of farmed animals. Their […]
Adopting Good Agricultural Practices for enhanced food safety and security in the Arab region
June 01, 2016 By: The Sustainable Development Policies Division (SDPD) Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Share URL In 2013, a study on green agricultural value chains by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia ESCWA in collaboration with GIZ called for the harmonization of practices for Arab food products for both the domestic and export markets. In […]
