Although global food demand is expected to increase 60% by 2050 compared with
2005/2007, the rise will be much greater in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Indeed, SSA is the …

High fertility and declining mortality rates have led to a very young population in most Sub-
Saharan African countries. The region s labor force is expected to increase by 11 million …

The paper provides fresh empirical evidence on the adaptation process in Niger rural
communities using original longitudinal socio-economic panel data merged with granular …

African mixed crop–livestock systems are vulnerable to climate change and need to adapt in
order to improve productivity and sustain people's livelihoods. These smallholder systems …

The confidence in projected impacts of climate change on agricultural systems has
increased substantially since the first Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) …

This paper sheds light on how to harvest the" youth dividend" in Sub-Saharan Africa by
creating jobs in agriculture. The agriculture that attracts the youth will have to be profitable …

This report presents the results of a desk-based study to assess the available research
evidence in relation to African young people's engagement with agriculture, and to analyse …

Agriculture persists as an important sector of the African economy. Although its significance
in the economy varies widely across African countries, agriculture remains a vital sector for …

The paper investigates the effect of access to finance on the productivity of manufacturing
firms in Sub-Saharan Africa. With the aid of the Semi-parametric approach by Levinsohn and …

This paper compares agricultural productivity growth, specifically, the impact of agricultural
mechanisation on total factor productivity and cereal yields, across African countries using …