Download or read book Agricultural Development in SADCC Countries written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The SADC Agricultural Sector written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Financial Inclusion and Agricultural Development in Southern Africa Development Community SADC written by Nomfundo Noncedo Langwenya and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inclusive financial system has been widely recognized by most policy makers around the world and is becoming a priority in policy making globally. An inclusive financial system is one that creates economic opportunities along with ensuring equal access to them. Agriculture, on the other hand, continues to be renowned as an engine for growth in many poor economies and thus the importance of financial inclusion for agricultural development cannot be ignored. This research work sought to examine the relationship between financial inclusion and agricultural development in Southern African Development Community (SADC). The main objective of the study was to establish the relationship between financial inclusion and agricultural development in the SADC region. The study determined the level of financial inclusion in the SADC region by calculating the index of financial inclusion. The index gathers information from the World Bank G20 financial inclusion indicators using methodological inputs from the research works of Sarma (2008). An agricultural development index was also calculated to determine the level of agricultural development in the SADC region using secondary data from the African Development Bank, an open Africa database. To determine the relationship between financial inclusion and agricultural development, secondary data were extracted from the African Development Bank s open data for Africa database. These data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis. Excel software was used to transform the variables into a format suitable for analysis, after which STATA version 14 was used to provide the basis of analysis and the findings of the study. For the basis of analysis and because of the unavailability of data on agricultural development measured as a single number, the Agricultural Production Index (API) was used as a proxy for agricultural development. A period of ten years was covered, from 2005 to 2014, for all 15 SADC countries and the panel fixed effects regression model was confirmed by the Hausman test as appropriate for the study. The regression analysis established that the usage of financial services (amount of bank loans as a proportion of total deposits) has a statistically significant relationship with agricultural development. The number of bank branches (per 1000 km2) and ATMs (per 100 000 people) have a positive relationship with agricultural development and thus an increase in access to financial services is associated with an increase in agricultural development in the SADC region. Therefore, this study confirmed the hypothesis that agricultural development and financial inclusion are positively related. Hence, high financial inclusion is associated with high agricultural development in the SADC region.
Download or read book Food Security and Agricultural Development in Sub Saharan Africa written by Weldeghaber Kidane and published by Fao. This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This publication contains the main report of a study championing the case for increased public support to agricultural and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It advances four main reasons why agriculture in SSA deserves more public support. The first is a moral imperative: SSA governments cannot and should not ignore a sector on which about 70 percent of their population directly depend for their livelihoods if they are serious about their commitment to MDG1. Second, in spite of its generally poor performance, SSA countries do not have any realistic strategic option that they can rely upon for achieving sustainable economic development other than agriculture. Third, there is evidence from a number of SSA countries that appropriate policies and direct public sector investment have combined to trigger agriculture sector-led economic growth. This publication argues for countries to build on their success stories and for others to explore such opportunities, taking into account their specific environmental, economic and social conditions. Fourth, on average, agriculture in SSA has generally performed better than most other sectors, except in countries endowed with mineral resources."--Publisher's description.
Download or read book SADC Agricultural Potential Assessment written by Juliana Rwelamira and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring strategic priorities for regional agricultural research and development investments in southern Africa written by Johnson, Michael E. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth quantitative analysis is undertaken in this paper to assist the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, member countries, and development partners in setting future regional investment priorities for agricultural research and development in the SADC region. A primary goal of this work was to identify a range of agricultural research priorities for achieving sector productivity and overall economic growth in southern Africa, at both the country and regional levels. This is accomplished by adopting an integrated modeling framework that combines a disaggregated spatial analytical model with an economywide multimarket model developed specifically for the region.
Download or read book Achieving Food Security in Southern Africa written by Lawrence James Haddad and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A 2020 Vision for Food Agriculture and the Environment in Sub Saharan Africa written by Ousmane Badiane and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2002-12-20 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global environment facing Africa's food economy: trends, challenges, and perspectives; Strategic issues facing African Countries.
Download or read book Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa written by Richard A. Sikora and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a synthesis of the key issues and challenges facing agriculture and food production in Southern Africa. Southern Africa is facing numerous challenges from diverse issues such as agricultural transformations, growing populations, urbanization and climate change. These challenges place great pressure on food security, agriculture, water availability and other natural resources, as well as impacting biodiversity. Drawing on case studies from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the chapters in this book consider these challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective, covering key areas in constraints to production, the most important building blocks of good farming practices, and established and emerging technologies. This book will be a valuable support for informing new policies and processes aimed at improving food production and security and developing sustainable agriculture in Southern Africa. This informative volume will be key reading for those interested in agricultural science, African studies, rural studies, development studies and sustainability. It will also be a valuable resource for policymakers, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and agricultural practitioners. This title has been made available as Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CCBY-NC-ND) license and can be accessed here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429401701
Download or read book Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme written by New Partnership for Africa's Development and published by Nepad. This book was released on 2003 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Food Agriculture Natural Resources written by Southern African Development Community and published by Community. This book was released on 1998 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sectoral progress report to the SADC Conference, Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, 29 - 30 January 1998.
Download or read book Land and Water Management in Southern Africa written by Calvin Nhira and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2008 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its Member States are making renewed efforts to revive agriculture in the region. Given that much of it is water-stressed, appropriate and sustainable land and water management practices are vital to achieving this objective. Recognising this, SADC's Land and Water Management Applied Research and Training Programme has convened two scientific symposiums. Held in Lilongwe, Malawi, in February 2006, the inaugural symposium brought together practitioners from 10 participating SADC countries to deliberate on land and water management for sustainable agriculture, and discuss how the most recent research and development advances in land and water management might be made more relevant to policymakers as well as the region's small-scale farmers. The edited contributions to this first symposium appear in this volume. The second symposium was held in Gaborone, Botswana, in February 2007, and brought together regional experts to discuss opportunities for improving water use and water use efficiency in agriculture in semi-arid and arid areas. The edited contributions to the second symposium appear in a companion volume entitled Land and Water Management in Southern Africa: Towards Better Water Use in Agriculture in Semi-Arid and Arid Areas (AISA 2008). It is hoped that these two volumes will help to disseminate regional expertise on land and water management to a wider audience, thus helping policy-makers and others to strengthen the agricultural sector in the region, and, in so doing, improve its food security and the wellbeing of its people.
Download or read book Southern African Development Community 2000 Consultative Conference Publications Industry and trade written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Africa agriculture trade monitor 2020 written by Bouët, Antoine, ed. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2020 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor, the third in this series of flagship reports, presents an overview of trade in agriculture products in Africa and highlights the main impediments that affect intra- and extra-African trade. This year’s report includes chapters focusing on intra-Africa trade integration for agricultural products, including the role of nontariff measures, and on the competitiveness of African value chains that are crucial for food security (cereals, sugar, vegetable oils). The importance and measurement of informal cross-border trade for agricultural products is also examined. The final chapter looks at regional integration experiences in Southern Africa, with a focus on the Southern Africa Development Community. The report offers policy recommendations for improving agricultural exports performance, especially in the context of the unprecedented uncertainty the world is facing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Download or read book The Role of Agriculture in Development written by Xinshen Diao and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2007 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changes in the global environment have led some to question whether the conventional wisdom on the role of agriculture in economic development is still relevant to Africa today. This report critically examines the literature on this issue, taking both the conventional and skeptical views into account. It complements this review with case studies of five African countries. The findings indicate that agricultural growth will play an essential role in promoting overall economic growth and reducing poverty in most of Africa's agrarian-based economies. This holds true even for countries that have the potential for industrial growth driven by natural resources. The results also show that only smallholder food-staple and livestock production can generate broadbased agricultural growth. By demonstrating that Africa's agricultural and food subsector cannot be bypassed, this report contributes to an important ongoing debate in development studies.
Download or read book Looking Ahead written by Mark W. Rosegrant and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2005 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: References p. 52-59.
Download or read book Achieving Food Security in Southern Africa written by Lawrence Haddad and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
