Special Edition: Africa Renewal; Agriculture is Africa’s next frontier, 2014Africa Cheetah Run
This special edition looks at the many challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s agriculture – from land issues, to investments and innovations inspired by information technology, to the important role played by women in fighting hunger and malnutrition. It mixes new and updated stories that have been previously published in Africa Renewal over the past few years.
The impact of credit on rural household food security. (Maria .K.K.Muadilu-Ec...MKM Kassova
With thousands and millions of people facing the challenge of food insercurity ,it raises a question of what is the best solution to this , is it handing over food or is it empowermnt? Food insecurity is a financial and economical constraint .This study aims to discuss and investigate the relationship between food insecurity and access to credit in the rural areas .
Poverty in Africa: What Africa needs now?Azhari Sadig
Poverty in Africa refers to the lack of basic human needs faced by certain segments of African society. African nations typically fall toward the bottom of any list measuring small size economic activity, such as income per capita or GDP per capita, despite a wealth of natural resources.
Special Edition: Africa Renewal; Agriculture is Africa’s next frontier, 2014Africa Cheetah Run
This special edition looks at the many challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s agriculture – from land issues, to investments and innovations inspired by information technology, to the important role played by women in fighting hunger and malnutrition. It mixes new and updated stories that have been previously published in Africa Renewal over the past few years.
The impact of credit on rural household food security. (Maria .K.K.Muadilu-Ec...MKM Kassova
With thousands and millions of people facing the challenge of food insercurity ,it raises a question of what is the best solution to this , is it handing over food or is it empowermnt? Food insecurity is a financial and economical constraint .This study aims to discuss and investigate the relationship between food insecurity and access to credit in the rural areas .
Poverty in Africa: What Africa needs now?Azhari Sadig
Poverty in Africa refers to the lack of basic human needs faced by certain segments of African society. African nations typically fall toward the bottom of any list measuring small size economic activity, such as income per capita or GDP per capita, despite a wealth of natural resources.
2nd Annual Malthus Lecture "Feeding the World Sustainably: Reflections, Issues, and Suggestions" given by Dr. Ismail Serageldin at IFPRI on 14 July 2011. Co-hosted by IFPRI and PRB (Population Reference Bureau). Sponsored by Montague Yudelman.
Agripreneurship Alliance: A youth focused approach to food security Steven Carr
A presentation made by Steven Carr at the ‘’Youth, Agripreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals’ workshop facilitated by SLU Global, SIANI and hosted by SIDA in Stockholm on 8 May 2017. More details about the event can be seen at http://www.siani.se/event/youth-agripreneurship-and-SDGs/2017
Food and Nutrition Security in Small Island Developing StatesFAO
Presentation made in the context of the FAO-led side event “Improved Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihoods: Addressing climate change and natural resources threats in SIDS”, in the context of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, held in Samoa from 1-4 September 2014.
Sub-Saharan Africa: The State of Smallholders in AgricultureDr Lendy Spires
The purpose of this paper is to provide a regional canvas for the broader discussion of the future directions on smallholders in agriculture. We do not attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), its agricultural sector or even all of the challenges and opportunities associated with smallholder farming.
Rather, the intention is to communicate our appreciation of the richness and complexity of the continent in comparison with other developing regions, and through discussion of the role of smallholder farmers in agricultural growth, focus the broader discussions of the conference on some of the key issues which, from our experience and that of IFAD projects working in SSA, are particularly relevant in our efforts to assist smallholder families definitively escape poverty through the transition towards ‘farming as a business’.
We begin in Section One with a brief overview of the land, geography, people, economy and of course, smallholder agriculture in SSA. Following this, in Section Two, we look more closely at the opportunities for SSA’s smallholders, adapting the perspective of IFAD’s recently released Rural Poverty Report to our regional context, and use a risk management lens to connect overall ecological and market contexts to the specific endeavours of smallholder farmers.
In Section Three, we move rapidly from the general to a specific focus on an issue which we feel merits much greater consideration – the importance of spatial and temporal coordination in reducing risk, increasing returns and allowing for project success. Finally, we conclude with some key recommendations on how these ideas can be transformed into an operational approach.
Multidisciplinary Journal Supported by TETFund. The journals would publish papers covering a wide range of subjects in journal science, management science, educational, agricultural, architectural, accounting and finance, business administration, entrepreneurship, business education, all journals
Measurement and Identification of Poverty in Preparation for the ‘World we wa...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF) discourages theoretical articles that are limited to axiomatics or that discuss minor variations of familiar models. Similarly, IOSR-JEF has little interest in empirical papers that do not explain the model's theoretical foundations or that exhausts themselves in applying a new or established technique (such as cointegration) to another data set without providing very good reasons why this research is important.
Jean-Michel Severino, president of the impact investing group "Investisseurs & Partenaires" explores the current and future opportunities arising in African countries.
2nd Annual Malthus Lecture "Feeding the World Sustainably: Reflections, Issues, and Suggestions" given by Dr. Ismail Serageldin at IFPRI on 14 July 2011. Co-hosted by IFPRI and PRB (Population Reference Bureau). Sponsored by Montague Yudelman.
Agripreneurship Alliance: A youth focused approach to food security Steven Carr
A presentation made by Steven Carr at the ‘’Youth, Agripreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals’ workshop facilitated by SLU Global, SIANI and hosted by SIDA in Stockholm on 8 May 2017. More details about the event can be seen at http://www.siani.se/event/youth-agripreneurship-and-SDGs/2017
Food and Nutrition Security in Small Island Developing StatesFAO
Presentation made in the context of the FAO-led side event “Improved Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihoods: Addressing climate change and natural resources threats in SIDS”, in the context of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, held in Samoa from 1-4 September 2014.
Sub-Saharan Africa: The State of Smallholders in AgricultureDr Lendy Spires
The purpose of this paper is to provide a regional canvas for the broader discussion of the future directions on smallholders in agriculture. We do not attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), its agricultural sector or even all of the challenges and opportunities associated with smallholder farming.
Rather, the intention is to communicate our appreciation of the richness and complexity of the continent in comparison with other developing regions, and through discussion of the role of smallholder farmers in agricultural growth, focus the broader discussions of the conference on some of the key issues which, from our experience and that of IFAD projects working in SSA, are particularly relevant in our efforts to assist smallholder families definitively escape poverty through the transition towards ‘farming as a business’.
We begin in Section One with a brief overview of the land, geography, people, economy and of course, smallholder agriculture in SSA. Following this, in Section Two, we look more closely at the opportunities for SSA’s smallholders, adapting the perspective of IFAD’s recently released Rural Poverty Report to our regional context, and use a risk management lens to connect overall ecological and market contexts to the specific endeavours of smallholder farmers.
In Section Three, we move rapidly from the general to a specific focus on an issue which we feel merits much greater consideration – the importance of spatial and temporal coordination in reducing risk, increasing returns and allowing for project success. Finally, we conclude with some key recommendations on how these ideas can be transformed into an operational approach.
Multidisciplinary Journal Supported by TETFund. The journals would publish papers covering a wide range of subjects in journal science, management science, educational, agricultural, architectural, accounting and finance, business administration, entrepreneurship, business education, all journals
Measurement and Identification of Poverty in Preparation for the ‘World we wa...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF) discourages theoretical articles that are limited to axiomatics or that discuss minor variations of familiar models. Similarly, IOSR-JEF has little interest in empirical papers that do not explain the model's theoretical foundations or that exhausts themselves in applying a new or established technique (such as cointegration) to another data set without providing very good reasons why this research is important.
Jean-Michel Severino, president of the impact investing group "Investisseurs & Partenaires" explores the current and future opportunities arising in African countries.
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa...StatsCommunications
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa, 12-14 November 2015, Durban, South Africa, More information at: www.oecd.org/statistics/measuring-economic-social-progress
Hunger has always affected many people of many countries all around the world, such as in Asia and Africa. We want to raise more awareness to the public about the reasons for hunger, specifically for the people in Africa. We want to be able to show people how hunger is a growing problem to our modern world.
As Europe's leading economic powerhouse and the fourth-largest hashtag#economy globally, Germany stands at the forefront of innovation and industrial might. Renowned for its precision engineering and high-tech sectors, Germany's economic structure is heavily supported by a robust service industry, accounting for approximately 68% of its GDP. This economic clout and strategic geopolitical stance position Germany as a focal point in the global cyber threat landscape.
In the face of escalating global tensions, particularly those emanating from geopolitical disputes with nations like hashtag#Russia and hashtag#China, hashtag#Germany has witnessed a significant uptick in targeted cyber operations. Our analysis indicates a marked increase in hashtag#cyberattack sophistication aimed at critical infrastructure and key industrial sectors. These attacks range from ransomware campaigns to hashtag#AdvancedPersistentThreats (hashtag#APTs), threatening national security and business integrity.
🔑 Key findings include:
🔍 Increased frequency and complexity of cyber threats.
🔍 Escalation of state-sponsored and criminally motivated cyber operations.
🔍 Active dark web exchanges of malicious tools and tactics.
Our comprehensive report delves into these challenges, using a blend of open-source and proprietary data collection techniques. By monitoring activity on critical networks and analyzing attack patterns, our team provides a detailed overview of the threats facing German entities.
This report aims to equip stakeholders across public and private sectors with the knowledge to enhance their defensive strategies, reduce exposure to cyber risks, and reinforce Germany's resilience against cyber threats.
Levelwise PageRank with Loop-Based Dead End Handling Strategy : SHORT REPORT ...Subhajit Sahu
Abstract — Levelwise PageRank is an alternative method of PageRank computation which decomposes the input graph into a directed acyclic block-graph of strongly connected components, and processes them in topological order, one level at a time. This enables calculation for ranks in a distributed fashion without per-iteration communication, unlike the standard method where all vertices are processed in each iteration. It however comes with a precondition of the absence of dead ends in the input graph. Here, the native non-distributed performance of Levelwise PageRank was compared against Monolithic PageRank on a CPU as well as a GPU. To ensure a fair comparison, Monolithic PageRank was also performed on a graph where vertices were split by components. Results indicate that Levelwise PageRank is about as fast as Monolithic PageRank on the CPU, but quite a bit slower on the GPU. Slowdown on the GPU is likely caused by a large submission of small workloads, and expected to be non-issue when the computation is performed on massive graphs.
4. • Over 800 million people worldwide still live
below the US $ 1.90 PPP per day extreme
poverty line. Another 2 billion struggle to survive
on less than two dollars per day.
Inequality and poverty affect each other directly and indirectly through
their link with economic growth
Issues are present in all parts of the globe but they show
different feature through countries.
“It is not our choice to penetrate the sea”
• 3 million children die from malnutrition every year.
• In 2015, only half of the world’s working-age women are
in the labor force, compared to 77 percent of working-age
men.
• Women around the world aged 15-44 are more at risk from
rape and domestic violence than from cancer, car
accidents, war and malaria.
5. Table 1. SSA Countries list
WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT THE SUB-SAHARA
AFRICA
6. Of the 738 million people globally who lack access to clean
water, 37 percent are living in sub-Saharan Africa.
In sub-Saharan Africa, 589 million people live without
electricity.
Seventy-five percent of the world’s poorest countries are
located in Africa,
Women in sub-Saharan Africa are over 230 times more likely
to die during childbirth or pregnancy than women in North
America.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
7. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT
THE SUB-SAHARA AFRICA
Table 2. Headcount ratio (% poor) for 2010 by region for various 2011 PPP poverty
lines
Source:GCIP
8. Table 3. Proportion of the popultion living on less than $ 1.25 a day in countries of sub-saharan Africa,
1981, 1990 and 2005, and the change needed to reach the 2015 target
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT
THE SUB-SAHARA AFRICA
9. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT
THE SUB-SAHARA AFRICA
58.5 %
MPI
0.872
GDI
0.575
GII
0,518
HDI
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