African Agriculture and Food Systems
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 […]
Title: Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa: The Case for Patient Capital Date: March 2010 Type: Briefing Paper Author: Keith Palmer (kpalmer@agdevco.com) Introduction: In this insightful briefing paper, “Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa: The Case for Patient Capital,” author Keith Palmer delves into the critical role of agriculture in driving economic growth […]
By Apollo Temu Last week we evaluated the importance of having a purpose in life, the need to have a sense of civic duty and the place of education in the life of an individual and the nation as a whole. Education, I must point out, is mainly geared towards eradicating ignorance, and enabling one […]
BY EMMANUEL D. TAYARI For so long we have seen extraordinary misuse of our time. We have generated a culture called NJOO KESHO (come back tomorrow). We have let this culture of excuses paralyse our ability to act with urgency. This culture has slowed down almost everything, because it has made it difficult for anything to get done on […]