Show simple item record

Priority interventions for transformational change in the Sahel

dc.contributor.authorAbberton, M.
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, T.
dc.contributor.authorAdemonla, D. A.
dc.contributor.authorAsiedu, R.
dc.contributor.authorAyantunde, A. A.
dc.contributor.authorBayala, J.
dc.contributor.authorCofie, O.
dc.contributor.authorKane-Potaka, J.
dc.contributor.authorZwart, S.
dc.contributor.authorTabo, R.
dc.contributor.authorTenkouano, A.
dc.contributor.authorTepa-Yotto, G.
dc.contributor.authorTogola, A.
dc.contributor.authorWhitbread, A.
dc.contributor.authorWorou, O.N.
dc.contributor.authorZougmore, R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-02T10:30:49Z
dc.date.available2021-08-02T10:30:49Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationAbberton, M., Abdoulaye, T., Ademonla, D.A., Asiedu, R., Ayantunde, A.A., Bayala, J., … & Zougmore, R. (2021). Priority interventions for transformational change in the Sahel. Wageningen: Wageningen University and Research Centre. (44 p.).
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7194
dc.description.abstractThe Sahel region holds both challenges and opportunities for smallholder agriculture/agropastoralism. Market opportunities for food producers in the region have improved due to population growth, urbanization, income growth, dietary diversification and higher output prices. However, alongside land degradation and climate change, an increased dependence on dynamic food (and feed) value chains and on volatile markets indicates the need to address structural constraints such as limited access to high-potential agricultural innovations, ineffective policies, an underdeveloped business environment, poor infrastructure and processing facilities and a generally poor market infrastructure. To support the agricultural transformation required to meet these challenges, evidence needs to be provided to countries in the Sahel to enable them make informed decisions on policy reforms where and when needed. Several scaling approaches and technological solutions have been demonstrated to be effective and this document outlines proposed priority actions to achieve higher adoption of climate smart agriculture through Public-Private-Partnerships. A particular focus will be on the role of women and youth, both through improved household nutrition (and other attendant health and development benefits) and through improved job creation and wealth generation in various components of selected value chains. Meanwhile, the importance of improved agro-industrialization and trade for income generation and poverty reduction underscores the critical role of enhanced interaction with a vibrant private sector. This document presents some of the main routes by which R4D can contribute to agricultural transformation in the Sahel towards inclusive and sustainable economic growth, social development and resilience, including climate smart agricultural technologies appropriate to smallholder farming families. This will be achieved through a six pronged strategy: (i) Increasing the efficiency of tree, crop and livestock value chains, (ii) Empowerment and increased employment opportunities for women and youth in agriculture, (iii) Co-creation of context-specific, climate smart innovations to enhance climate resilience (iv) Value addition and improved nutrition, (v) Improved soil and water conservation and its utilization for production, (vi) Improved policy and institutional enabling environments.
dc.format.extent44 p.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWageningen University and Research Center
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking paper No. 353: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS);
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectAgricultural Development
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectEconomic Growth
dc.subjectSahel
dc.titlePriority interventions for transformational change in the Sahel
dc.typeBook
cg.contributor.crpGenebanks
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
cg.contributor.affiliationWest and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryBurkina Faso (Upper Volta)
cg.coverage.countryChad
cg.coverage.countryMali
cg.coverage.countryMauritania
cg.coverage.countryNiger
cg.coverage.countrySenegal
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidABBERTON:2021
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectPolicies and Institutions
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectValue Chains
cg.publicationplaceWageningen, The Netherlands
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.iitaauthor.identifierMichael Abberton: 0000-0003-2555-9591
cg.iitaauthor.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRobert Asiedu: 0000-0001-8943-2376
cg.iitaauthor.identifierJules Bayala: 0000-0002-8579-1248
cg.iitaauthor.identifierOlufunke Cofie: 0000-0002-2092-4679
cg.iitaauthor.identifierSander J. Zwart: 0000-0002-5091-1801
cg.iitaauthor.identifierGhislain Tepa-Yotto: 0000-0002-9650-8313
cg.iitaauthor.identifierAbou TOGOLA: 0000-0001-6155-8292
cg.iitaauthor.identifierAnthony Whitbread: 0000-0003-4840-7670
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRobert B. Zougmore: 0000-0002-6215-4852
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.contributor.acknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank several individuals for their excellent participation, collaboration and contribution to the research work included here. They are: Members of the Committee formed for the Sahel region to support the organization of the Two Degree Initiative (2DI) and the World Bank RFSP investments Participants of two earlier workshops at (1) the IITA headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria, during 12-14 March 2019 to promote R4D in the Sahel, (2) the ICRISAT Regional Hub in Bamako, Mali, during 2-3 July 2019, to further discuss and agree on an advocacy and strategy document for the Sahel The ICRISAT research team: Dr. Michael Vabi, Ms. Agathe Diama, Dr. Haile Desmae, Dr. Dougbedji Fatondji, Dr. Mathieu Ouedraogo, Dr. Hakeem Ajiegbe, Dr. Birhanu Z. Birhanu, Dr. Aboubacar Toure, Dr. Jummai Yila, Dr. Issoufou Kapran, Dr. John Nzungize and Dr. Malick Ba. The IITA research team: Dr. Alpha Kamara and Dr. Boukar Ousmane The WECARD/CORAF research team.


Files in this item

Thumbnail
Name:
U21BkAbbertonPriorityNothomNod ...
Size:
2.527Mb
Format:
PDF
Description:
Book
View/Open

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record