African Agriculture and Food Systems
By Namanga Ngongi The toxic combination of high food prices and revolt rolling across North Africa should give many African governments cause for great concern. While it is difficult to predict the future, I believe it is safe to say that African governments who fail to address the structural issues that undermine the continent’s food […]
CISLAC’s POSITION PAPER FOR AGRA’S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 2011, ACCRA, GHANA By: Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani) Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) CISLAC, No. 7, Mahathma Gandhi Street, Off Shehu Shagari Way, By Bulet Garden, Asokoro, Abuja. Email: cislacnationalassembly@yahoo.com, info@cislacnigeria.org Website: www.cislacnigeria.org GSM: +234-(0)8033844646, 07034118266 1.0 STATE OF AGRICULTURE AT CONTINENTAL, REGIONAL […]
By Apollo Temu and Emmanuel D Tayari I once attended a Government Office in Moshi – Tanzania, trying to get a particular document following my Father’s untimely death in the early part of this year 2010. I for one I always try and make sure I never jump lines when I am to attend for a service. During […]
Tanzania – Why a Potential Food Exporter is Still Importing Food* Denise Wolter Tanzania could be a major food-exporting country but currently struggles to meet its own food requirements due to low productivity and the predominance of subsistence farming. To achieve the transformation of agriculture, the business environment in general and for agriculture […]
By Peter Singer Diamonds have an image of purity and light. They are given as a pledge of love and worn as asymbol of commitment. Yet diamonds have led to gruesome murders, as well as widespreadrapes and amputations.Charles Taylor, a former president of Liberia currently facing war crimes charges at a specialcourt in The Hague, […]
By Safari Fungo Last week, I was in Kigoma, fortunate enough to meet with a number of small entrepreneurs, many of whom were establishing start-up businesses. We discussed a variety of topics, each of which might exert positive or negative influence on their businesses. A particular point of interest was standards compliance. Indeed, the discussion […]
Honorable Deputy Speaker, in consideration of the agreement reached by the Ministers of African Countries when they met in Maputo, Mozambique, in 2003, and adopted the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the Ministry, in implementing the ASDP, has met the criteria of CAADP and thus expects to sign a memorandum of understanding demonstrating that […]
Changing the Way Cotton is Produced and Marketed in Tanzania A Case Study on Contract Farming COTTON AND TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CTDP) Changing the Way Cotton is Produced and Marketed in Tanzania A Case Study on Contract Farming April 2010 Table of Contents I. Executive Summary. 3 II. Overview of the Tanzanian Cotton Industry. […]
A Case Study on Contract Farming COTTON AND TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CTDP) Changing the Way Cotton is Produced and Marketed in Tanzania A Case Study on Contract Farming April 2010 Table of Contents I. Executive Summary. 3 II. Overview of the Tanzanian Cotton Industry. 5 2.1. Production Volume and Area. 5 2.2. Brief history […]