Realizing the Promise and Potential of African Agriculture

  • AuthorInterAcademy Council
  • TitleRealizing the Promise and Potential of African Agriculture
  • Release Date30 June 2004
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Strategic Actions for the Private Sector
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Science and technology options that can make a difference

  • Adopt a market-led productivity improvement strategy.
  • Bridge the genetic divide.
  • Recognize the potential of rainfed agriculture and accord it priority.
  • Enhance use of mechanical power.
  • Embrace information and communication technology at all levels.

Building impact-oriented research, knowledge and development institutions

  • Design and invest in national agricultural science systems that involve farmers in education, research and extension.
  • Encourage institutions and mechanisms to articulate science and technology strategies and policies.
  • Cultivate African centres of agricultural research excellence.
  • Increase support for agricultural research and development learning institutions.

Creating and retaining a new generation of agricultural scientists

  • Broaden and deepen political support for agricultural science.

Engaging science and technology for the benefit of African agriculture in the near term

  • Implement a series of innovative participatory science and technology pilot programs focusing on four priority continental farming systems: maize mixed, cereal/root crop mixed, irrigated, and tree crop based.
Document Date: June 30, 2004
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