Publications
Agribusiness for Africa's Prosperity
UNIDO has published Agribusiness for Africa’s Prosperity, presenting the state-of-the-art of agribusiness development in Africa. This work analyses the challenges, the potential and opportunities of African agribusiness in the current period of dramatic changes in global agro-industrial markets, and builds a case for agribusiness development as a path to Africa’s prosperity. Agribusiness for Africa’s Prosperity outlines the current status of agribusiness and agro-industrial activities in Africa, and situates them in historical and global context. It analyses the opportunities for diversified growth, and assesses the existing and potential sources of demand growth for agribusiness development in Africa.
The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa.
Filled with case studies from within Africa and success stories from developing nations around the world, The New Harvest outlines the policies and institutional changes necessary to promote agricultural innovation across the African continent. Incorporating research from academia, government, civil society, and private industry, the book suggests multiple ways that individual African countries can work together at the regional level to develop local knowledge and resources, harness technological innovation, encourage entrepreneurship, increase agricultural output, create markets, and improve infrastructure.
The New Harvest is a product of the Agricultural Innovation in Africa Project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa
This publication examines how agricultural innovation arises in four African countries-Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda- through the lens of agribusiness, public policies, and specific value chains for food staples, high value products, and livestock.
Global Agribusiness: Creating Opportunity in Emerging Markets
Agriculture is still the single most important economic sector and source of employment in emerging markets.
Building Competitiveness in Africa's Agriculture
This Guide is designed for those who want to know more about value chain-based approaches and how to use them in ways that can contribute to sound operational decisions, improved market linkages, and results for enterprise and industry development. Using real examples, mostly from African countries, this book reviews and iillustrates a range of concepts, analytical tools, and methodologies centered on the value chain that can be used to design, implement, and evaluate agricultural and agribusiness development initiatives that strive to enhance productivity and competitiveness.
Sustainable Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sustainable investment (SI) has a strong niche foothold in Sub-Saharan Africa, anchored in the region's largest investment market – South Africa. Yet more work is needed, at policy and portfolio levels, to grow this investment theme. This report recommends measures to expand SI in Sub-Saharan Africa. It forecasts that over the next five years there will be considerable growth of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations applied to investment in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. While these three countries form the basis of the study, the lion's share of data and observations emerged from South Africa, which is home to the continent's most developed capital markets.
Assessing Regional Integration in Africa IV: Enhancing Intra-African Trade
The publication seeks to address the pressing issues that are negatively affecting trade amongst African countries. it undertakes a comprehensive empirical analysis of intra-African trade to determine why it has remained consistently low over the past decades. The report proposes concrete recommendations, To be implemented by member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), members of the private-sector, and other stakeholders in Africa's development.
Agribusiness Directory
A comprehensive regularly updated source of leading organizations working in Agribusiness in Africa. To add your organization to this directory please email dinah@aabschools.com
2011 Ibrahim Forum: African Agriculture: From Meeting Needs to Creating Wealth
As part of proceedings to award the Mo Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership, a forum for African Agriculture was held in Tunis. This forum featured various stakeholders in Agriculture from the private and public sectors and civil society.
http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/en/media/get/20111113_Facts-and-Figures.pdf
This report reveals key findings and statistical analysis on the scope and potential of Agriculture in Africa.
Rural Women: Policies to help them Thrive
Women are the backbone of the rural economy, particularly in the developing world. Women account for about 60 to 80% of smallholder farmers and produce 90% of food in Africa. Farming First takes a look at the key policies a rural woman needs.
Mckinsey: Four Lessons for transforming African agriculture
To succeed, African countries must narrow their focus and target high-impact projects.
Connected Agriculture
The role of mobile in driving efficiency and sustainability in the food and agriculture value chain.
Revolutionizing ICT and Agribusiness
Infodev Top 20 Awardee harnesses mobile technologies to improve farming. This highlight celebrates the story of M-Farm's Founder and CEO Jamila Abass, tracing the development of an exciting and growing initiative
FAO: The State of Food and Agriculture 2010-2011
FAO's major annual flagship publication looks at women in agriculture: closing the gender gap for development.
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
The first edition features:
- ‘The Private Sector’s Role in Agricultural Extension Systems: Potential and Limitations’ by Gershon Feder, Regina Birner and Jock R. Anderson
- ‘Modernizing African Agribusiness: Reflections for the Future’ by Steven Haggblade
- ‘Innovation, Cooperation and Business Performance: Some Evidence from Indonesian Small Food Processing Cluster’ by Mukhamad Najib and Akira Kiminami
- ‘Agricultural credit market participation in Finoteselam town, Ethiopia’ By Maru Shete and Roberto J. Garcia
Agricultural Finance Review provides a rigorous forum for the publication of theory and empirical work, by both academic and industry experts, related to issues in agricultural and agribusiness finance. Agricultural Finance Review is committed to research addressing (1) factors affecting or influencing the financing of agriculture and agribusiness in both developed and developing nations; (2) the broadest aspect of risk assessment and risk management strategies affecting agriculture; and (3) government policies affecting farm profitability, liquidity, and access to credit.
