Analysing the pathways to agricultural commercialisation in sub-Saharan Africa
ABOUT APRA
Which pathways to agricultural commercialisation are the most effective in empowering women, reducing rural poverty and improving food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa?
The Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) consortium is a five-year research programme that works to respond to these issues. Working across three work streams in six focal countries, APRA aims to generate new evidence on pathways to agricultural commercialisation.
With headquarters at the Institute of Development Studies, APRA has run from 2016 to 2021 and is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID). The consortium will offer high-quality evidence and policy advice that makes a difference in crucial areas of central importance in sub-Saharan Africa.
Countries
APRA will operate in six focal countries, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, with two additional secondary countries, Kenya and Mozambique.
Our aim is to work in sites in that provide valuable insights into pathways and different types of commercialisation.
We will work in various places of commercialisation -established and emerging sites. We will also examine different objects of commercialisation, including comparing industrial and export crops.
Select a country to learn more about our work. Deselect it to see this intro text again.
Nigeria
WEST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/UNIV OF GHANA
Joseph Yaro: yarojoe@yahoo.com
Ghana
WEST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/UNIV OF GHANA
Joseph Yaro: yarojoe@yahoo.com
Ethiopia
EAST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/CABE
Hannington Odame: hsodame@gmail.com
Beatrice Ouma: b.ouma@future-agricultures.org
Kenya
EAST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/CABE
Hannington Odame: hsodame@gmail.com
Beatrice Ouma: b.ouma@future-agricultures.org
Tanzania
EAST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/CABE
Hannington Odame: hsodame@gmail.com
Beatrice Ouma: b.ouma@future-agricultures.org
Malawi
RESEARCH DIRECTOR/UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI
Ephraim Chirwa: echirwa@yahoo.com
Moçambique
SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/PLAAS
Cyriaque Hakizimana: chakizimana@plaas.org.za
Ruth Hall: rhall@uwc.ac.za
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/PLAAS
Cyriaque Hakizimana: chakizimana@plaas.org.za
Ruth Hall: rhall@uwc.ac.za
NEWS
APRA in Malawi: Engaging with District Stakeholders
April 24, 2018Written by Mirriam Matita Image: Extensive farming in central Malawi (CC BY-SA 2.0) On the 17th April 2018 Malawi APRA Country Team Leads Mirriam Matita and Blessings Chinsinga introduced APRA research project to the Ntchisi District Executive Committee (DEC). Bringing together key governmental, non-governmental and private sector stakeholders at the district level, the DEC offered an… Read more »
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Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) Official Launch
December 20, 2017The Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) programme officially launched at the second Conference on Land Policy in Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Wednesday 15th November 2017. APRA is a five-year research programme aiming to analyse pathways to agricultural commercialisation and their differential impacts on empowerment of women and girls, poverty reduction, and food… Read more »
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South-South Knowledge Sharing on Agricultural Mechanization
November 2, 2017Lidia Cabral, Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies recently presented on Brazil and South-South Cooperation at the conference on “South-South Knowledge Sharing on Agricultural Mechanization” in Ethiopia. The conference was jointly organised by IFPRI, CIMMYT and the Ethiopian Agricultural Mechanization Forum, and took place between October 31st and November 1st, 2017. Mechanisation is back on the research agenda… Read more »
Read more »PUBLICATIONS
APRA Brief 2: Agricultural Commercialisation Lessons from Asia and Latin America
APRA Brief 1: What is Agricultural Commercialisation: Who Benefits and how do we Measure it?
The Political Economy of Agricultural Commercialisation in Zimbabwe
Rural Transitions, Economies and Rural–Urban Links
Agricultural Commercialisation Pathways: Climate Change and Agriculture
Partnerships, Platforms and Policies: Strengthening Farmer Capacity to Harness Technological Innovation for Agricultural Commercialisation
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CONTACT
DIRECTORATE/IDS
John Thompson, CEO: j.thompson@ids.ac.uk
Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Research Director, UK: r.sabates-wheeler@ids.ac.uk
Oliver Burch, Programme Manager: o.burch@ids.ac.uk
Lesley White, Impact, Communications and Engagement Officer: l.white@ids.ac.uk
Amrita Saha, Post-doctoral Research Officer: a.saha@ids.ac.uk
RESEARCH DIRECTOR/UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI
Ephraim Chirwa, Research Director, Africa: echirwa@yahoo.com
EAST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/CABE
Hannington Odame, Regional Coordinator: hsodame@gmail.com
SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/PLAAS
Cyriaque Hakizimana, Regional Coordinator: chakizimana@plaas.org.za
Ruth Hall, Regional Coordinator: rhall@uwc.ac.za
WEST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/UNIV OF GHANA
Joseph Yaro,Regional Coordinator: yarojoe@yahoo.com
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