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Evaluation Summary - Ashegoda Wind Farm
the production of new forms of renewable energy and hoped to produce a demonstration effect – inciting similar initiatives elsewhere.
The project was highly relevant and in keeping with the national objectives. The performance of the wind farm fell well short of what had been predicted, but the
Published in May 2018
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Reaping Richer Returns : Public Spending Priorities for African Agriculture Productivity Growth
. Choosing to catalyze a shift toward more effective, efficient, and climate-resilient public spending in agriculture can accelerate change and unleash growth. Not only does agricultural public spending in Sub-Saharan Africa lag behind other developing regions but its impact is vitiated by subsidy
Published in January 2017
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Cocoa farmers’ agricultural practices and livelihoods in Côte d’Ivoire
estimated that more than 5 million people depend upon 700,000 cocoa growers for their livelihoods. Besides, between 2002 and 2008, cocoa was one of the few sectors whose growth proved to be "pro-poor". However, cocoa farmers and their households remain very poor. This report provides rough estimate of a
Published in December 2016
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Sub-Saharan Africa's significant changes in food consumption patterns
and rural markets have become roughly equivalent in economic importance, thereby both play a decisive role in local agriculture; grains and cereals make up less than half of people’s average food consumption—these are the key takeaways of urban surveys on household consumption in West Africa, Cameroon and Chad between 2001 and 2011.
Published in June 2015
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Structural Transformation and Rural Change Revisited - Challenges for Late Developing Countries in a Globalizing World
through which agricultural economies diversify, and finally proposes a set of policy orientations that could facilitate the process of rural change. These include a clear need to engage in targeted development strategies at the regional level, to focus on staples and family agriculture, and to pursue a policy of "territorial development" that promotes strong rural- urban linkages at the level of rural localities, towns, and districts.
Published in January 2012
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Africa and its Demographic Challenges: an Uncertain Future
This paper is the executive summary of a collective publication: Africa and its Demographic Challenges: an Uncertain Future, edited by Benoît Ferry. This study was born out of a workshop on demography and population issues organized in early March 2006 by AFD in partnership with the United
Published in April 2008
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