This book, presented in parts, offers a comprehensive and coherent in-depth overview of the state and condition of African agriculture, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa. Comprising a range of voices of African scholars and practitioners in different countries and academic disciplines, the book provides context and culturally specific insights into African agriculture's complex and multifaceted nature and the conditions of sub-regions and individual countries. It brings together a range of voices that (i) conceptualise food systems (including their evolving nature), (ii) theorise and historize food systems in Africa, (iii) explore resilience actions and options, and (iv) propose policy interventions.
Using case studies drawn from countries across the continent, the book provides foundational insights into the underpinnings of African agriculture, its challenges, and its opportunities for development, resilience, recovery following shocks, and prospects for sustainable transformation. The book also outlines the key features and issues which must be addressed effectively to develop effective and efficient policies and practices for the African agricultural sector to serve as the basis for regional development. Attention is also given to the various opportunities and challenges for resilience, innovation, and sustainability. Written for academic and policy readers, as well as those interested in food security, the book is suitable for courses on food politics, food systems, agroecology, and sustainable development.
Chapter
1. Introduction: Rethinking African Agriculture: Pathways to
Resilience, Recovery, and Sustainable Transformation.
Chapter
2. Africas
Food Systems: A Sub-Regional Comparative Analysis of Conditions, Challenges,
and Opportunities.
Chapter
3. Agriculture and Food (In)Security in East
Africa: A Critical Gendered Analysis.
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4. Agriculture and Food
Systems in Southern Africa: Experiences and Lessons.
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5. Agriculture
and Food Systems in Central Africa: Condition and Prospects for
Transformation.
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6. Financial Development, Urbanisation, and Food
Production in the Economic Community of West African States.
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7.
(In)formal Markets Agri-food Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Chapter
8.
A Review of the State of Food Security in East Africa.
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9.
Technology, Energy and Transport Inefficiencies in West Africas Smallholder
Farms: Implications for Socio-economic Development and Food Security.-
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10. Food Imports and the Growing Debt Burden in Sub-Saharan Africa.-
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11. Impact of Climate Change on African Food Systems: A systematic
review Incorporating Strategies for enhancing sustainable Wild Food
Utilisation.
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12. The Role of Surplus Food Recovery in Tackling Food
Loss and Waste and Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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13. Sub-Saharan
Africas Youths as Change agents for Sustainable Food system Transformation:
Evidence, Challenges and Opportunities.- chapter
14. An Overview of
Agricultural and Food Systems Digital Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa.-
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15. Advancing Sustainable Food Processing for Resilient and Inclusive
Food Systems in Africa: Strategies, Challenges and Opportunities.
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16. Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge and Modern Technology for Resilient Food
production in Dryland Countries.
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17. Empowering Women in African
Food Systems: A Pathway to Enhanced Food Security and Community Well-Being.-
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18. Innovation Pathways for Food System Transformation in Southern
Africa: Three Countries at Different Development Stages.
Chapter
19.
Exploring the Potential of Marginalised Small Grains for Achieving Food
Security under Climate Change.- Exploring the Beverage Politics in Southern
Africas Food Systems.
Chapter
21. Challenges hindering the production of
food crops in community gardens in Jozini Local Municipality of South
Africa.
Chapter
22. Sorghum production systems and farmers trait
preferences in dryland areas of Zimbabwe: Implications for local food
systems.
Chapter
23. Feasts, foodways, and community resilience: Recasting
communal feasting as food security intervention in Maseru Central, Lesotho.-
Chapter
24. Conclusion: African Governments Policies and Interventions for
Regional Agriculture and Food System Transformation.
Emmanuel Ndhlovu is a Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a Ph.D. (2021), M.A. (2017) (Cum Laude), and B.A. Honours (2013) degrees in Development Studies from the University of South Africa. He also holds a B.A. Honours degree in English Studies (2008) from the University of Zimbabwe. His research interests encompass a broad range of topics, including agrarian political economy, food systems, food security, land reform, agriculture and agribusiness, as well as social policy. Emmanuel has widely published in these areas and has also successfully edited over 10 books. His latest authored books include "Agriculture, Autonomous Development, and Prospects for Industrialisation in Africa" and "Social Policy in Southern Africa: Prospects and Possibilities." Before his current role at the University of Johannesburg, Emmanuel was a Research Fellow at the Vaal University of Technology, South Africa.
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