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Africa Renewal

Africa Renewal: Special Edition on Agriculture 2014

Cover Story

Africa’s food policy needs sharper teeth

Good intentions alone are not enough

By Masimba Tafirenyika

Challenges

Africa’s economy grows, but many stomachs are empty

By Kingsley Ighobor
Despite climate change, Africa can feed Africa

By Richard Munang and Jesica Andrews
Despite climate change, Africa can feed Africa

By Richard Munang and Jesica Andrews
Denting youth unemployment through agriculture

By Busani Bafana
Zimbabwe’s farmers struggle to feed the nation

By Ish Mafundikwa
What went wrong? Lessons from Malawi’s food crisis

Autocracy and aid dependency killed an agriculture success story

By Masimba Tafirenyika

Initiatives

Fighting African poverty, village by village

In Ghana, agriculture is central to project focused on achieving Millennium Development Goals

By Ernest Harsch
Boosting African farm yields

More fertilizer, irrigation and other inputs are vital, says NEPAD

By Michael Fleshman
Sierra Leone: nursing agriculture back to health

By Kingsley Ighobor

Prospects

We need more agribusiness in Africa

By Carlos Lopes
All eyes on $1 trillion

African agribusiness is set for a huge leap, according to a World Bank report

By Kingsley Ighobor and Aissata Haidara
All eyes on $1 trillion

African agribusiness is set for a huge leap, according to a World Bank report

By Kingsley Ighobor and Aissata Haidara
Gendering Agriculture

Women spearhead efforts to feed the continent

By Nirit Ben-Ari
Breaking the glass ceiling: Women agricultural scientists

By Munyaradzi Makoni
Is Africa’s land up for grabs?

Foreign acquisitions: some opportunities, but many see threats

By Roy Laishley
‘A common vision for agriculture-led growth’

NEPAD adds value to Africa’s farming sector, says Glenn Denning

By Africa Renewal

Magazine

Current Issue: December 2019 - March 2020

Theme: Silencing the guns

Realising a conflict-free Africa is the dream of every African. In this edition, we highlight the current hotspots; the root causes of conflicts; the various efforts in search of peaceful co-existence and development and the African Union’s quest for silencing the guns by 2020.

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