Future Agricultures Consortium: Recent submissions
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ALRE Stakeholder Survey Analysis
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-11-01)The Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) programme has an innovative monitoring, evaluation and learning approach known as the ‘Accompanied Learning on Relevance and Effectiveness’ (ALRE), which is being delivered ... -
How Conflicts Affect Land Expansion by Smallholder Farmers: Evidence from Nigeria
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-11-01)The expansion of smallholder farms into larger farm sizes is a key strategy for growing agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. This strategy could simultaneously expand farm incomes while addressing poverty since the majority ... -
The Diamond of Influence: A Model For Exploring Behaviour in Research to Policy Linkages
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-11-01)This learning paper presents an initial analysis of the emerging research to policy linkages within the Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) programme of the Future Agricultures Consortium, which is funded by the ... -
Drivers of Market-Oriented Land Use Decisions Among Farm Households in Nigeria
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-11-01)In recent times, the Nigerian Government has devised strategies aimed at intensifying smallholder transformation for enhanced food security, employment creation and poverty reduction. However, despite these efforts, the ... -
Role of Resilience Factors in Mitigating the Negative Effects of Conflict on Land Expansion
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-10-01)Shocks and stresses from natural disasters, climate change, economic volatility, armed conflicts and political instability could hinder expansion efforts by smallholder farms (SHFs). The application of the resilience concept ... -
The Emerging Importance of Rice as a Strategic Crop in Ethiopia
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-10-01)Rice has become one of the most important agricultural commodities in Ethiopia in line with its increased importance throughout Africa. This paper examines the trends of the importance of rice in the country – covering ... -
Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Nigeria
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-10-01)This report presents an early assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural commercialisation, food and nutrition security, labour and employment, and poverty and well-being in rural Nigeria. Data was ... -
Rapid Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. APRA COVID-19 Synthesis Report 1
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-09-01)To gain a better understanding of the impact that COVID-19 is having on food systems and rural livelihoods in the region, researchers in the Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) Programme of the Future Agricultures ... -
Smallholder Farmers’ Choice of Oil Palm Commercialisation Model and Household Welfare in South-western Ghana
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-10-01)This paper studies smallholder farmers’ choice of oil palm commercialisation channels and implications for household welfare. The study explores which factors have contributed to the breakdown of trust in contractual ... -
Women Empowerment, Agriculture Commercialisation and gender relations: A value chain analysis, Mvurwi, Zimbabwe
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-09-01)This paper aims to develop a better understanding of the pathways women seek to construct livelihoods in or around existing commercialisation hotspots and along the value chain and the outcomes associated with these efforts. ... -
Spillover Effects of Medium-Scale Farms on Smallholder Behaviour and Welfare: Evidence from Nigeria
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-09-01)As rapid changes occur in farm size distribution in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among medium-scale farms (MSFs), this paper addresses the gap in the empirical literature on the strong spillover effects of medium-scale ... -
Expanding Land Area Under Commercial Tree Crop Plantation in Nigeria
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-09-01)As the second-largest foreign exchange earner (after crude oil), and the most important agricultural subsector, tree crops are key to Nigeria’s economy. This paper investigates the key factors behind land allocation ... -
The Groundnuts Fairtrade Arrangement and its Spillover Effects on Agricultural Commercialisation and Household Welfare Outcomes: Empirical Evidence from Central Malawi
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-09-01)This working paper examines the Fairtrade groundnut arrangement - when the Mchinji Area Small Farmers Association (MASFA) sold its groundnuts through the National Association of Smallholder Farmers of Malawi (NASFAM) from ... -
Winners and Losers in Livestock Commercialisation in Northern Kenya
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-09-01)This paper examines how livestock commercialisation has impacted different actors and different wealth groups in Isiolo and Marsabit counties. Although livestock commercialisation has received global research and development ... -
Effect of Choice of Tillage Technology on Commercialisation and Livelihood of Smallholder Farmers in Mngeta Division, Kilombero District, Tanzania
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-09-01)This working paper studies the effect of four tillage technology options on rice, commercialisation, yield, and livelihood of smallholder rice farmers in Mngeta Division, Kilombero District, Tanzania. The four combinations ... -
Small is Beautiful? Policy Choices and Outcomes for Agrarian Change for Resettled Farmers in Mvurwi District
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-07-01)After the fast-track land reform programme (FTLRP), there have been two prominent farming models in Zimbabwe, the small A1 and the large A2 model, whose distinction is primarily based on farm size. This paper examines the ... -
Agricultural Commercialisation in Northern Zimbabwe: Crises, Conjunctures and Contingencies,1890-2020
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-06-01)This study observes the interconnecting influences, over five time periods from 1890-2020, that have affected pathways of commercialisation, mostly of tobacco and maize, in Mvurwi area in northern Mazowe district, Zimbabwe. ... -
Does Rice Commercialisation Empower Women? Experience from Mngeta Division in Kilombero District, Tanzania
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-06-01)Rice commercialisation in Mngeta Division is believed to be the core driver for economic growth, poverty reduction, and improvements in the lives of men and women living there. However, as households engage in agricultural ... -
Agribusiness Investment in Agricultural Commercialisation: Rethinking Policy Incentives in Africa
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-05-30)Governments in sub-Saharan Africa and their donors have made business investment a major policy goal, supported by a variety of incentives designed to support business investment in agriculture. However, little is known ... -
Intra-Household Gender Differentials in Smallholder Agriculture Productivity in Food And Non-Food Crop Commercialisation Pathways: Evidence From Zimbabwe
(APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium, 2020-04-01)This study contributes to the empirical evidence on gender differentials in smallholder agriculture productivity in Zimbabwe in two ways. First, the data allows households to be grouped into commercialisation pathways; ...