While smallholder development has, in the past, led to reductions in poverty and hunger,
does this still apply in today's more globalized world? This paper reviews the debates on the …

This paper reviews the literature on decentralisation in Africa, with a focus on impact on
service delivery and poverty reduction. It notes decentralisation is not necessarily good or …

2020 Discussion Papers present technical research results that encompass a wide range of
subjects drawn from research on policy-relevant aspects of agriculture, poverty, nutrition …

In sub‐Saharan Africa, there is fairly broad agreement that increased investment in key
public goods such as roads and communications infrastructure, agricultural research and …

A new construction on poverty reduction links the Millennium Development Goals, an
international consensus on how to reduce poverty, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers, a …

The poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) approach has taken centre stage in
development asssistance over the past five years. International endorsement of the …

This article examines the relationship between sector‐wide approaches (SWAps),
sustainable livelihoods approaches (SLAs) and rural poverty reduction. The authors suggest …

CAADP is an exciting change process of the African Union (AU) and the New Partnership for
Africa's Development (NEPAD) to shape African agricultural policy making and development …

This paper assesses two innovative development financing models—specialised global
partnership funds (eg The Global Fund) and market‐based approaches (eg GlobalGiving) …

This paper identifies and discusses some key issues and challenges in financing agriculture
in Sub-Saharan Africa. The analysis first reviews recent trends in agricultural financing …