Publications
Overview of the MAFAP programme 2022–2027
01/03/2022
The Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) programme is a leading policy support initiative at FAO that works with countries in Africa to strategically prioritize, reform and implement policies on food and agriculture. By...
Post-harvest loss in Mozambique - Estimating maize loss in Manica and Zambezia provinces
12/11/2021
In Mozambique, food security remains a key issue and the country suffers perennial food shortages, especially in the provinces of Manica,Tete, Sofala, Zambezia, Maputo and Gaza. Weaknesses in post-harvest systems, which contribute to both a...
Suivi des politiques agricoles et alimentaires au Sénégal 2021
27/10/2021
Le rapport d’analyse politique a pour objectif de synthétiser les résultats d’analyse des indicateurs de suivi du soutien politique au secteur agricole depuis les quinze dernières années au Sénégal, à savoir les dépenses publiques allouées...
IN BRIEF: A Multi-Million-Dollar Opportunity: Repurposing Agricultural Support to Transform Food Systems
06/10/2021
A short, "In Brief" version of the full report. Public support mechanisms for agriculture in many cases hinder the transformation towards healthier, more sustainable, equitable and efficient food systems, thus actively steering us away from meeting...
A Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity: Repurposing Agricultural Support to Transform Food Systems
14/09/2021
Public support mechanisms for agriculture in many cases hinder the transformation towards healthier, more sustainable, equitable, and efficient food systems, thus actively steering us away from meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the...
Public expenditure on food and agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: trends, challenges and priorities
07/05/2021
The report tracks and analyses the level and composition of public expenditure on food and agriculture in thirteen countries in sub-Saharan Africa throughout 2004–2018. The data and analysis covers Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana,...
Rice self-sufficiency in Rwanda: policies to ensure it does not remain an elusive goal
20/04/2021
This policy brief presents a snapshot review of how key policies have affected rice in Rwanda in the run up to the Government of Rwanda’s target to become self-sufficient in rice by 2018, while at...
Rwanda Food and Agriculture Policy Monitoring Review 2020
16/12/2020
Rwanda’s agricultural sector accounts for about 29 percent of GDP and employs about 72 percent of the population that is economically active. It is still the dominant source of income for the majority of the...
Assessment of the fertilizer market and bulk procurement system in the United Republic of Tanzania
23/11/2020
The United Republic of Tanzania has a predominantly agricultural economy, with agriculture accounting for more than two-thirds of employment in rural areas and representing 30 percent of GDP. Yet, by global standards and even by...
Reprioritizing public expenditure to accelerate agricultural transformation in Burkina Faso
17/09/2020
This policy brief analyses some of the key agricultural public expenditure programs in Burkina Faso. It makes recommendations on levels and policy mixes that, based on the analysis, have the potential to accelerate agricultural transformation,...