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Soybean is an important cash crop in Southern Africa
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Low adoption is due to limited availability and affordability of seed of improved varieties
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Soybean is an important cash crop in Southern Africa
Demand is driven by the growing poultry industry
Productivity of soybean is <1 t/ha due to low adoption of improved varieties and agronomic practices
Low adoption is due to limited availability and affordability of seed of improved varieties
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Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku
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Chris Stephen Jones
Christopher Kettle
Jan Kreuze
Kumar, Lava
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Alice Muchugi
Bonaventure Aman Omondi
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Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku
David Spielman
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Alessandra Galie
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Kumar, Lava
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Food Assistance and Institutional Demand: Supporting Smallholder Farmers to F...UNDP Policy Centre
Presented at The State of Food and Agriculture 2015 (SOFA) workshop held at FAO's headquarters in Rome on July 1st, 2014. The presentation explained the concept of Institutional Demand as a feature of Social Protection that links agricultural producers with local and assured local/regional markets. Institutional demand primarily consists of state purchases of produce from smallholder farmers that is then distributed through social protection networks (community kitchens, food banks, schools, etc) to fight hunger.
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http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/diet-diversity/biodiversity-for-food-and-nutrition/
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2011 Global Food Policy Report
1.
2. 2011
FOOD POLICY IN THE SPOTLIGHT
New and ongoing risks:
• High and volatile food prices
• Extreme weather
• Horn of Africa food crisis
• Civil unrest
New opportunities:
• Increased funding to agriculture from donors
• Greater attention to food policy from international
community, such as G20
3.
4. Food Prices
RIDING THE ROLLERCOASTER
• Food prices were high and volatile; some domestic policies
(trade, subsidies, etc.) worsened food price spikes
• Emerging economies increased their investments in
agriculture
• G20 proposed actions: market information system, biofuels,
grain reserves, export bans, and financial speculation
• ASEAN countries established emergency rice reserve
5. Disasters
DÉJÀ VU IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
• 13 million people needed food assistance in the Horn of
Africa
• How to improve the region’s resilience? Invest in education,
economic diversification, health and nutrition, and better
markets for pastoralists
• Regional emergency grain reserves are needed
• Looking ahead, the Sahel faces risk of food crisis
6. Climate Change and Agriculture
MODEST ADVANCES, STARK NEW EVIDENCE
• Climate change has already significantly slowed yield growth
for maize and wheat in a few countries
• Agriculture is now part of UN climate talks, but these
negotiations move slowly
• Some countries (China, India, and Kenya) are initiating climate
change responses on their own
7. Biofuels, Environment, and Food
THE STORY GETS MORE COMPLICATED
• Europe: Merits of first-generation biofuels—from soybeans,
sugarcane, maize—are under intense debate
• US: Debate continued on the federal biofuel tax credit; some
states have set up their own biofuel policies
• Brazil: Ethanol exports went down as some plants shifted to
sugar production
• China: Concerns about domestic grain markets reduced
expansion of biofuel production
8. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health
CONNECTING THE DOTS
• Recognition grew that agriculture can do more to improve
nutrition and health
• This “nexus” approach came to prominence in 2011 (IFPRI
2020 conference, new programs from development agencies,
new CGIAR research program)
• Nexus approach is spilling over to more sectors
9. Land Degradation
LAND UNDER PRESSURE
• 24% of global land area has been affected by land degradation
• In 2011 UN called for pursuing a goal of zero land degradation
• Meeting future food needs will require increasing agricultural
productivity sustainably (integrated soil fertility management,
agricultural research, improved markets and rural services)
• Land investments must be socially accountable
10. New Players
STEPPING INTO THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM
• Brazil, China, and India are becoming major players in trade,
aid, and R&D
• Private sector is engaging in more agricultural research,
poverty alleviation, and environmental sustainability activities
• Philanthropic organizations are playing large roles in global
agricultural development
11. Regional and Country Developments
MAJOR FOOD POLICIES TAKING SHAPE
• Arab Awakening highlighted not only political issues, but also
socioeconomic issues, including food security
• The number of African countries that have signed CAADP
compacts reached 29
• China put food security and water management at the top of its
policy priorities in 2011
• India introduced a National Food Security Act in 2011
12. FOOD POLICY TOOLS AND
INDICATORS
• African Growth and • Agricultural Science and
Development Policy Modeling Technology Indicators
Consortium
• Agricultural Total Factor
• Food Security Portal Productivity
• Food Security CASE Maps • Food Policy Capacity
Indicators
• HarvestChoice Portal
• Global Hunger Index
• Regional Strategic Analysis and
Knowledge Support System • Statistics on Public
Expenditure for Economic
Development
13. Facing the Risks and Opportunities
WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING IN 2012?
1. G20 should take further steps to cut food price volatility
2. G8 and partners should strengthen global and regional
agricultural growth strategies
3. Rio+20 participants should seek to increase environmental
sustainability in ways that improve the well-being of the poor
4. Sectors should work together to improve agriculture,
nutrition, and health while protecting nature resources