Africa's agricultural renaissance: from paradox to powerhouse
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Part I: African Agriculture's Potential, Performance, Lessons, and Challenges -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2: Agriculture as the Fulcrum of Inclusive Development in Africa -- 2.1 Africa's Comparative Advantages in Agriculture -- 2.2 Agriculture and National Development -- 2.3 Why Invest in Agriculture for Africa? -- 2.3.1 Can Africa Avoid the Malthusian Trap? -- 2.4 Agriculture and the SDGs -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Africa's Agriculture Today: Performance, Challenges, and Its Political Economy -- 3.1 The Agricultural Sector Performance -- 3.1.1 An Overview -- 3.1.2 How Is Africa Performing on Agricultural Productivity? -- 3.1.3 What Is the Current Level of Fertilizer Utilization in Africa? -- 3.1.4 How Is Africa Faring on Agricultural Mechanization? -- 3.2 Challenges Facing the Agricultural Sector -- 3.2.1 Introduction -- 3.3 What Are the Impediments to Agricultural Transformation That Require Urgent Priority Actions? -- 3.3.1 Macroeconomic Misalignment -- 3.3.2 Limited Access to Finances -- 3.3.3 Urban Development Policy Bias Decapitalizes Agriculture -- 3.3.4 Limited Knowledge and Investment in Post-Harvest Loss Management -- 3.3.5 Limited Access to Agricultural Inputs -- 3.3.6 Inadequate Attention Given to Water-Soil-Productivity Linkage Through Rainfed Agriculture -- 3.3.7 Heavy Burden of Tariff Barriers, Non-Tariff Barriers, and Globalization -- 3.3.8 Climate and Ecological Changes Remain Serious Threats -- 3.3.9 Exclusion of Youth in the Design and Implementation of Agricultural Ecosystem Policies and Programmes Is a Serious Impediment -- 3.3.10 Agricultural Performance Lacks Inclusivity and Sustainability -- 3.3.11 Limited Access to Productive Agricultural Land.
