African consumers have purchased increasing amounts of processed food over the past 50
years. The opportunity cost of time of women and men has increased as more of them work …

Input subsidy programs (ISPs) remain one of the most contentiously debated development
issues in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). After ISPs were phased out during the 1980s and …

Agri-food value chains (AVCs) intermediate the flow of products between largely rural
farmers, fisherfolk, or herders and increasingly urban consumers. The theoretical models …

This paper explores smallholder farmers' adoption decisions of multiple sustainable
intensification practices (SIPs) in eastern and southern Africa. We develop a multivariate …

This open access book examines the interactions between India's economic development,
agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a “Food Systems Approach (FSA).” …

Input subsidy programs have once again become a major plank of agricultural development
strategies in Africa. Ten African governments spend roughly US $1 billion annually on input …

Some of the most important impacts of global climate change will be felt among the
populations, predominantly in developing countries, referred to as “subsistence” or …

Traditional farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa depend primarily on mining soil nutrients.
The African green revolution aims to intensify agriculture through the dissemination of …

The opportunity for smallholders to raise their incomes increasingly depends on their ability
to compete in the market; yet there are many failures in rural markets in developing countries …

The paper provides a selective survey of the most significant literature on the rise of contract
farming in developing countries, with a focus on sub‐Saharan Africa. The review of the …