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Cassava leaves at a market in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters/James Akena

29 janvier 2018

Protecting cassava from disease? There’s an app for that

Amanda Ramcharan, Pennsylvania State University

Technology is changing how plant diseases are recognised and dealt with by small scale farmers in Africa.

Promoting mechanisation for small scale farmers in Africa is proving incredibly difficult. Shutterstock

21 novembre 2017

What needs to be done to give Africa’s smallholder farmers access to machinery

Thomas Daum, University of Hohenheim et Regina Birner, University of Hohenheim

Mechanisation of agricultural activity can help many African countries unlock underutilised agricultural potential. But there are serious obstacles which must be removed.

School feeding schemes play a major role across Africa. Reuters/Thomson Reuters Foundation

30 mars 2017

School feeding schemes can fill children’s tummies and farmers’ pockets

Clement Mensah, University of the Western Cape

Getting local farmers involved in school feeding schemes has the potential to boost livelihoods and revitalise rural economies in Africa.

Children walk through a maize plantation in Zimbabwe, one of the countries in which irrigated areas might be double the officially-recognised area. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

24 janvier 2017

Invisible irrigators: how small-scale Tanzanian farmers are making a difference

Phil Woodhouse, University of Manchester

Official statistics in Tanzania do not capture small-scale irrigation, meaning that it's impact is unclear. Yet new research reveals that it's two to three times greater than previously thought

Les contributeurs les plus fréquents

Clement Mensah
PhD Candidate in Development Studies, Institute for Social Development, University of the Western Cape
Phil Woodhouse
Professor, School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester
Thomas Daum
Agricultural Economist, University of Hohenheim
Regina Birner
University of Hohenheim
Amanda Ramcharan
Postdoctoral Researcher, Pennsylvania State University
David Hughes
Associate Professor of Entomology and Biology, Pennsylvania State University