Background

Codes and notes for a prospective chapter in AGRA Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR) 2017, primarily based on data from Nigeria General Household Surveys and Ghana Living Standards Surveys.

The overall objective of the AASR report is to (Hazell, 2017):

  1. provide an overview of the smallholder farmers and how they have adapted to the challenges they face as economic actors;
  2. explore innovative strategies that can substantially raise the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers;
  3. identify policies and programs that can support the movement of Africa’s farming systems from subsistence-oriented to market-oriented thriving businesses;
  4. identify the necessary conditions, appropriate technologies, and institutions that can propel and support smallholder agriculture businesses;
  5. examine the past and the present role of public and private sector investment in agriculture and the success factors that can be scaled up to accelerate transformation.

References

Hazell, P. (2017). Concept note - Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR) 2017. AGRA.