Unlocking Africa's Agricultural Potential

Transforming agriculture in Africa is not simply about helping Africa; it is essential for ensuring global food security. But Africa s agriculture is also of critical importance when it comes to meeting the world s future needs for food and fiber....

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING AFDB AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AFRICAN FARMER AFRICAN FARMERS AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL EXPORT AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL MARKET AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL USES AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ARBITRAGE AVERAGE YIELDS BANK LENDING BIOTECHNOLOGY CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CARBON SINK CASSAVA CERTIFIED SEED CGIAR CGIAR CENTERS CIMMYT CIVIL SERVICE CLIMATE CHANGE COFFEE COLLUSION COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL CREDIT COMMODITIES COMMODITY EXCHANGES COMMODITY PRICES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CONSUMERS CORN COTTON CROP CROP TYPES CROP VARIETIES CROWDING OUT CULTIVATED LANDS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEFICITS DEFORESTATION DESERTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECOLOGY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSIONS ENERGY PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT EXPLOITATION EXTENSION SERVICES FAO FARMING FARMING SYSTEMS FEASIBILITY STUDIES FEED FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FOOD CROPS FOOD DEMAND FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY FORECASTS FRUITS GDP GENDER GLOBAL WARMING GREEN REVOLUTION GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GASES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HARVEST HERBICIDES HYBRIDS IFDC IFPRI IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCOMES INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INNOVATION INPUT USE INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRRIGATION LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND REFORM LAND RESOURCES LAWS LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAIZE MAIZE YIELDS MARKET PRICES METHANE MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE NASH NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES OIL OVERVALUED EXCHANGE RATES PALM OIL PESTICIDES PESTS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POTENTIAL INVESTORS POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE LEVELS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION INCREASES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PROFITABILITY PUBLIC GOODS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RICE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAVINGS SEEDS SOILS SUGAR SUGARCANE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE WATER TARIFF BARRIERS TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADE BARRIERS TRADE POLICIES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT TREES TROPICAL AGRICULTURE TRUST FUNDS UNITED NATIONS URBANIZATION USAID VALUATION VEGETABLES WAGES WATER RESOURCES WATER USE WATER USE EFFICIENCY WEALTH WETLANDS WHEAT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17630278/unlocking-africas-agricultural-potential-action-agenda-transformation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16624

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Summary:	Transforming agriculture in Africa is not simply about helping Africa; it is essential for ensuring global food security. But Africa s agriculture is also of critical importance when it comes to meeting the world s future needs for food and fiber. With the global population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050, food security producing enough food of sufficient quality and making it accessible and affordable for consumers around the world is one of the most important policy objectives .The United Nations estimates that global food demand will double by 2050, with much of that growth driven by developing countries. The world will then need to feed 2.3 billion more people, and given the deep transformation of growth trajectories in low-income countries, these populations will be increasingly affluent and will demand more, different, and better food. But how will the world meet this additional demand? Given Africa s productive potential, it must be a key contributor to feeding the world in the future. But to fully realize that potential will require overcoming many obstacles through innovative and transformative approaches.

Unlocking Africa's Agricultural Potential

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