To reverse the declining trends in soil fertility levels in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the use of fertilizers and other …

system development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) was undertaken to achieve these objectives. The studies reviewed included …

agribusiness companies in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, and South Africa. The study was conducted in the context of … anticipated dramatic changes in Africa’s food consumption patterns over coming decades, driven by rising incomes and urban … (1) except for South Africa, companies predominantly employ O-level graduates but (in all countries including South …

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been rapidly urbanizing for many years. Current estimates from the UN are that urban … population growth in East Africa is over 4% per year, while in Southern Africa, which has higher urbanization levels, the growth … is estimated at 2%. Overall in East and Southern Africa (ESA), urban populations in the region are growing about 3% per …

out during 2007/08 in nine of Africa’s main cotton producing countries. The purpose of the study was to draw practical … and weaknesses of the different types of sectors operating in Africa, the likely effects of specific types of policy …

fertilizer is a critical yet still-underused input for improving productivity and food security in Africa. Second, politicians …