Introduction [in 2022 Annual trends and outlook report: Agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa]

Overall, the economic transformation process requires both diversification and sophistication (specialization) of a country’s production system. Indeed, countries that undergo successful diversification and sophistication are more likely to achieve transformative development goals. In Africa, food s...

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Autores principales: Jenane, Chakib, Ulimwengu, John M., Tadesse, Getaw
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Publicado: AKADEMIYA2063 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141058
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Tadesse, Getaw
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description Overall, the economic transformation process requires both diversification and sophistication (specialization) of a country’s production system. Indeed, countries that undergo successful diversification and sophistication are more likely to achieve transformative development goals. In Africa, food systems are transforming, with value chains becoming more complex and purchased, processed, perishable, and high-value food products accounting for larger shares of consumers’ diets (Tschirley et al. 2015a; Tschirley et al. 2015b). The midstream segments of agricultural value chains are increasing in importance in response to demand from urban markets for both greater volumes of food and greater value added (Reardon et al. 2015). Africa’s agrifood processing sector is central to these changes, and growth and development of the sector will help to determine whether the burgeoning demand from urban food markets will be met through local production or through increases in Africa’s already high levels of imports from outside the continent. The processing sector is the conduit through which smallholder farmers reach consumers, and as such it plays an important role in increasing income opportunities for farmers as well as creating employment opportunities along food value chains.
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spelling CGSpace1410582025-11-06T03:51:23Z Introduction [in 2022 Annual trends and outlook report: Agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa] Jenane, Chakib Ulimwengu, John M. Tadesse, Getaw value chains agricultural value chains policies healthy diets urbanization agrifood systems food systems food processing Overall, the economic transformation process requires both diversification and sophistication (specialization) of a country’s production system. Indeed, countries that undergo successful diversification and sophistication are more likely to achieve transformative development goals. In Africa, food systems are transforming, with value chains becoming more complex and purchased, processed, perishable, and high-value food products accounting for larger shares of consumers’ diets (Tschirley et al. 2015a; Tschirley et al. 2015b). The midstream segments of agricultural value chains are increasing in importance in response to demand from urban markets for both greater volumes of food and greater value added (Reardon et al. 2015). Africa’s agrifood processing sector is central to these changes, and growth and development of the sector will help to determine whether the burgeoning demand from urban food markets will be met through local production or through increases in Africa’s already high levels of imports from outside the continent. The processing sector is the conduit through which smallholder farmers reach consumers, and as such it plays an important role in increasing income opportunities for farmers as well as creating employment opportunities along food value chains. 2022-10-25 2024-04-12T13:37:11Z 2024-04-12T13:37:11Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141058 en https://doi.org/10.54067/9781737916444 Open Access application/pdf AKADEMIYA2063 International Food Policy Research Institute Jenane, Chakib; Ulimwengu, John M.; and Tadesse, Getaw. 2022. Introduction [in 2022 Annual trends and outlook report: Agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa]. In 2022 Annual trends and outlook report: Agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa, eds. Chakib Jenane, John M. Ulimwengu, and Getaw Tadesse. Chapter 1, Pp. 1-5. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141058
spellingShingle value chains
agricultural value chains
policies
healthy diets
urbanization
agrifood systems
food systems
food processing
Jenane, Chakib
Ulimwengu, John M.
Tadesse, Getaw
Introduction [in 2022 Annual trends and outlook report: Agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa]
title Introduction [in 2022 Annual trends and outlook report: Agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa]
title_full Introduction [in 2022 Annual trends and outlook report: Agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa]
title_fullStr Introduction [in 2022 Annual trends and outlook report: Agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa]
title_full_unstemmed Introduction [in 2022 Annual trends and outlook report: Agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa]
title_short Introduction [in 2022 Annual trends and outlook report: Agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa]
title_sort introduction in 2022 annual trends and outlook report agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in africa
topic value chains
agricultural value chains
policies
healthy diets
urbanization
agrifood systems
food systems
food processing
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141058
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