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Book (stand-alone)Evolving a plant breeding and seed system in sub-Saharan Africa in an era of donor dependence
A report for the Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building
2011Also available in:
No results found.Because of the complexity of crop breeding in sub-Saharan Africa, the dependence on public sector institutions in producing improved varieties, the often constrained capacity of public sector institutions and reliance on donor funding for operational capacity at national, subregional and continental level, this report argues for better integration of breeding capacities within what might be termed a plant breeding and seed system for sub-Saharan Africa. A plant breeding system conceived at a con tinental level both captures the scale economies inherent in plant breeding but also meets the requirements of local adaptation so critical in low-input farming systems. To achieve this there will need to be changes in institutional arrangements at national, subregional and continental level and greater coherence in donor funding of plant breeding on the continent. To substantiate this argument, the report reviews the history and current status of plant breeding and seed-system development on th e continent. This is done by focusing on plant breeding in rice, maize, cassava, beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and vegetables and reviewing plant breeding capacity in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi based on the most important crops in each country. -
Book (stand-alone)Report of the Workshop on Climate Proofing Aquaculture in sub-Saharan Africa: Review of Policies and Production Systems for Climate Change Resilience, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9-10 June 2016 2017
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No results found.Regionally across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry with its practices and operations increasingly more commercialized across the continent. An estimated six-fold production increase, from 55,690 tonnes in 2000 to 359,790 tonnes in 2010 was recorded. This trend is expected to increase as the continent’s aquaculture operations develops and industrializes. This inevitable production increase and consequent intensification will predominantly be based on fossil fuel s. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the FAO have entered an agreement to improve the implementation and management of existing critical climate change gaps. The series of projects aims to improve global understanding of climate change impact on fisheries and aquaculture development and highlight regional climate change adaptation measures taken on food systems and food security across the Africa region. Together, the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Center’s WorldFi sh and FAO-RAF (Regional Africa Office) have conducted an assessment of the region’s aquaculture development and climate change impact adaptation status under two project scopes: (i) a policy review; this component presents a diagnosis of the existing/non-existing African climate change policies related to aquaculture, the sector’s resiliency and aims to lay bare a regional overview. (ii) a vulnerability assessment model exercise; this exercise utilizes numerous datasets (i.e. meteorological, aq uaculture, and socio-economic variables) and inputs from country representative deliberations from a validation workshop. The exercise simulated the vulnerability of regional pond aquaculture systems to climate change impact, however it was agreed that due to data gaps at the country level, the deliberated simulation conclusions were not conclusive and unable to guide climate change adaptation policies. More importantly, the process highlighted what was required at the national level to make mor e realistic and conclusive assessments for tangible adaptation policies. Together, the policy review and the vulnerability assessment tool demonstrated the required country level actions necessary to prioritize action areas to develop and put in place climate change impact strategies. -
Book (series)Regional analysis of the nationally determined contributions in sub-Saharan Africa
Gaps and opportunities in the agriculture and land use sectors
2022Also available in:
No results found.This report provides a unique, sector-specific synthesis of the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) submitted by countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It summarizes the substantial contributions already put forward by countries, opportunities for further action, and the gaps, barriers, and needs that will need to be addressed if the agriculture and land-use sectors in sub-Saharan Africa are to raise mitigation and adaptation ambitions. The findings of this report will help FAO Members to reflect on their progress in advancing toward NDC implementation of their agriculture and land-use priorities, as well as illustrate potential areas for enhancing mitigation and adaptation ambition in future NDCs. The analysis also helps to clarify the links between the NDCs from the region and the 2030 Agenda and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR). Finally, the report serves as a guide to FAO, and other organizations in the region, to design targeted, evidenced-based support programmes that support Member Countries to fill current implementation gaps and scale up climate action in the agriculture and land-use sectors.
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