African Agricultural Transformation: perspectives from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Agricultural transformation is a broadly recognized approach to African development and is progressing along many fronts. It pursues food and nutritional self-sufficiency, reduces reliance upon costly food imports, and advances Africa within global trade. Improved liv...
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| author | Woomer, P.L. Lewis, S. Mulei, W. Adenmosum, A. Dashiell, K. Sanginga, N. |
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| description | Agricultural transformation is a broadly recognized approach to African development and is progressing along many fronts. It pursues food and nutritional self-sufficiency, reduces reliance upon costly food imports, and advances Africa within global trade. Improved livelihood among small-scale farming households now garners increased political attention and development investments across Africa now seek to modernize smallholder agriculture in a systematic manner. Commercial seed systems based on recent genetic gains across numerous crops and countries are becoming a realizable priority. Another important target involves transitioning cassava-, maize-and rice-based systems from subsistence to commercial production strategies and adding further value to those commodities. Key drivers include substantial technical and economic empowerment of women and youth; increased advisory, value addition, marketing, and trade services through digital agriculture; and drudgery reduction through greater reliance upon scale-appropriate mechanization. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its partners are heavily involved in all areas of this transformational process, primarily through its close working relations with development banks and humanitarian donors, and through partnerships within government programs; and these efforts serve as transformation models for application across Sub-Sahara Africa |
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| spelling | CGSpace1742742025-11-11T10:45:06Z African Agricultural Transformation: perspectives from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Woomer, P.L. Lewis, S. Mulei, W. Adenmosum, A. Dashiell, K. Sanginga, N. africa agricultural development value chains youths empowerment Agricultural transformation is a broadly recognized approach to African development and is progressing along many fronts. It pursues food and nutritional self-sufficiency, reduces reliance upon costly food imports, and advances Africa within global trade. Improved livelihood among small-scale farming households now garners increased political attention and development investments across Africa now seek to modernize smallholder agriculture in a systematic manner. Commercial seed systems based on recent genetic gains across numerous crops and countries are becoming a realizable priority. Another important target involves transitioning cassava-, maize-and rice-based systems from subsistence to commercial production strategies and adding further value to those commodities. Key drivers include substantial technical and economic empowerment of women and youth; increased advisory, value addition, marketing, and trade services through digital agriculture; and drudgery reduction through greater reliance upon scale-appropriate mechanization. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its partners are heavily involved in all areas of this transformational process, primarily through its close working relations with development banks and humanitarian donors, and through partnerships within government programs; and these efforts serve as transformation models for application across Sub-Sahara Africa La transformation agricole est une approche largement reconnue du développement de l'Afrique et progresse sur de nombreux fronts. Il vise l'autosuffisance alimentaire et nutritionnelle, réduit la dépendance à l'égard des importations coûteuses et fait progresser l'Afrique dans le commerce mondial. L'amélioration des conditions de vie des ménages agricoles fait maintenant l'objet d'une attention politique accrue. Les investissements de développement à travers l'Afrique visent désormais à moderniser l'agriculture paysanne de manière systématique. Dans de nombreux pays, les systèmes semenciers commerciaux basés sur les gains génétiques deviennent une priorité réalisable. Un autre objectif important consiste à faire passer les systèmes basés sur le manioc, lemaïs et le riz d'une stratégie de production de subsistance à une stratégie de production commerciale et à ajouter de la valeur à ces produits. Les principaux facteurs comprennent l'autonomisation technique et économique accrue des femmes et des jeunes, l'augmentation des services de conseil, de valeur ajoutée, de marketing et de commerce grâce à l'agriculture numérique, et la réduction des corvées grâce à une plus grande dépendance à une mécanisation adaptée à l'échelle. L'Institut International d'Agriculture Tropicale (IITA) et ses partenaires sont fortement impliqués dans tous les domaines de ce processus de transformation, principalement grâce à ses relations de travail étroites avec les banques de développement et les donateurs humanitaires et à traversdes partenariats au sein des programmes gouvernementaux, et ces efforts servent de modèles de transformation à appliquer à l'ensemble de l'Afrique subsaharienne. 2025 2025-04-22T09:51:10Z 2025-04-22T09:51:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174274 en Open Access application/pdf Woomer, P., Lewis, S., Mulei, W., Dashiell, K. & Sanginga, N. (2025). African Agricultural Transformation: perspectives from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. African Journal of Rural Development, 9(4), 315-330. |
| spellingShingle | africa agricultural development value chains youths empowerment Woomer, P.L. Lewis, S. Mulei, W. Adenmosum, A. Dashiell, K. Sanginga, N. African Agricultural Transformation: perspectives from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| title | African Agricultural Transformation: perspectives from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| title_full | African Agricultural Transformation: perspectives from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| title_fullStr | African Agricultural Transformation: perspectives from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | African Agricultural Transformation: perspectives from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| title_short | African Agricultural Transformation: perspectives from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| title_sort | african agricultural transformation perspectives from the international institute of tropical agriculture |
| topic | africa agricultural development value chains youths empowerment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174274 |
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