Maize crop nutrient input requirements for food security in sub-Saharan Africa

HIV/AIDS and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper aims to describe the ways in which the HIV/AIDS epidemic negatively influences food and livelihood security, how it impacts on the food and nutrition security of millions of households, the responses of these households and communities as well as the policy and programme implications. As far as possible, this paper uses examples from West Africa, but in their absence the author was f...

Maize Revolutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Non-physician Clinicians – A Gain for Physicians’ Working in Sub-Saharan Africa; Comment on “Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians”

The changing demands on the health sectors in low- and middle-income countries especially sub-Saharan African countries continue to challenge efforts to address critical shortages of the health workforce. Addressing these challenges have led to the evolution of “non-physician clinicians” (NPCs), that assume some physician roles and thus mitigate the continuing shortage of doctors in these count...

Traditional food crop marketing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does gender matter?

Foregone benefits of important food crop improvements in Sub-Saharan Africa

A number of new crops have been developed that address important traits of particular relevance for smallholder farmers in Africa. Scientists, policy makers, and other stakeholders have raised concerns that the approval process for these new crops causes delays that are often scientifically unjustified. This article develops a real option model for the optimal regulation of a risky technology t...