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DocumentPart 1, Chapter 2. Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prospects and challenges for the next decade 2016
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This chapter reviews the prospects and challenges facing the agricultural sector in Sub-Saharan Africa over the next decade. It reviews sector performance, outlines the current market context, provides detailed quantitative medium term projections for the ten-year period 2016-25, and assesses key risks and uncertainties. The outlook for agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is situated in the context of several mega-trends that shape the sector’s development. These include rapid population growth, u rbanisation and rural diversification, an associated structural transformation from farm to non-farm employment, a growing middle class, and increasing interest (both domestically and globally) in the continent’s farmland. The Outlook for agriculture is broadly positive, but could be further enhanced by consistent policies and strategic investments, in particular in rural infrastructure.Read the Summary of the report.
Access the Outlook chapter-by-chapter:
- Forward
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Executive summary
- Chapter 1: Overview of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025
- Chapter 2: Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prospects an d challenges for the next decade
- Chapter 3: Commodity snapshots
- Cereals
- Oilseeds and Oilseed Products
- Sugar
- Meat
- Dairy and Dairy Products
- Fish and Seafood
- Biofuels
- Cotton
- Statistical Annex
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Book (stand-alone)Recent trends and prospects in the world cotton market and policy developments 2021The cotton sector contributes significantly to the economies of a number of developing countries, as well as to the livelihoods of millions of rural smallholders worldwide. In 2019, world production of cotton was valued at about USD 46 billion, while global trade reached USD 15 billion. Moreover, the cotton industry employs an estimated 150 million people across 75 countries, making the cotton sector an important contributor to the achievements of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Understanding the drivers of the cotton market and identifying the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead is key, given the socio-economic significance of the sector. The mobilisation of innovative technologies and resources is vital to ensure that the sector remains viable and sustainable. As FAO Director-General QU Dongyu highlighted during the World Cotton Day event held at the WTO headquarters in October 2019, it is critical that the sector meets the highest standards of sustainability at all stages of the value chain. It is time to do things differently: to explore innovative approaches and new ideas aimed at pro-poor outcomes.
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Book (stand-alone)Economic importance of cotton in Burkina Faso 2018
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No results found.This report investigated the role that cotton production has played in the economic development and poverty reduction in Burkina Faso, with a principal focus on how cotton prices, as a proxy to agricultural income, affects economic growth. Findings suggest that while cotton contributes to modest rates of economic growth, the lack of profitable investment opportunities in the industrial and service sectors limit agriculture’s growth potential. The artificially low prices paid to Burkinabe cotton producers suppress farm income and constrain the long–term buildup of investment capital needed to adopt more modern and productive technology and management practices. Moreover, the low pricing has aggravated household’s ability to make any meaningful movement out of poverty. One of the major points drawn from this report is that Burkina Faso’s cotton sector has emerged as a model sector that other countries in the region should consider emulating. Burkina Faso has been forward looking and open to innovation as evidenced by its proactive stance in adopting Genetically Modified (GM) cotton and its inclusion of the smallholder farming community as an equal partner in the ginning industry. While cotton sectors in developing countries will continue to face challenges from declining world markets and sustaining productivity, Burkina Faso provides a viable path for cotton’s continued presence in West African agriculture.
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