Resources

• Idasa Statement: Malawi
  [Notícias e Avisos]

  10 Abr 2012Idasa releases a statement to convey its condolences on the passing of the late President wa Mutarika and congratulates Malawi with its swift transition to ...

• Public spending and smallholder agriculture: Training of trainers
  [Relatórios de Conferência]

  23 Nov 2011Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme reports on its September 2011 training workshops.

• Africa and the Green Economy: Crucial Conversations
  [Artigos]

  12 Set 2011The August conference organised by Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme was the first in a series of seminars aimed at promoting citizen participation and smallholder farmer ...

• Tanzania: Key agriculture and rural development indicators
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  29 Ago 2011This trends and outlook report was prepared by the Agricultural Sector Development Programme of Tanzania’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives. Download the full ...

• Land Bank praised for its R1bn pledge
  [Notícias e Avisos]

  23 Ago 2011THE Land Bank's commitment to spend about R1 billion on emerging farmers over the next two years could unlock agriculture's long-term potential growth, the Institute ...

• Idasa responds to Land Bank announcement
  [Press Releases]

  19 Ago 2011The Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture Project in African democracy institute, Idasa, has welcomed the Land Bank’s commitment to spend 1 billion rands on emerging ...

• Idasa small-scale agriculture projects holds talks in preparation for COP17
  [Notícias e Avisos]

  18 Ago 2011While there is awareness in Africa for the need for cleaner, smarter and more efficient economies, there remains a danger that citizens' voices are not ...

• Press Statement: Idasa Cop 17 Seminar Series: Africa and the Green Economy
  [Press Releases]

  15 Ago 2011For immediate releaseThe devastating drought in the Horn of Africa points to the impact of climate change on those most dependent on agricultural and natural ...

• Confronting Africa’s agriculture development agenda: A view from below
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  21 Jul 2011While debate rages on how Africa will progress towards achieving the same levels of success attained by Asia a decade ago during the green revolution, ...

• Advocating for and with smallholder farmers
  [Relatórios de Conferência]

  20 Jul 2011This conference report from the Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture Project of Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme identifies advocacy tools and communication techniques in advocacy.The project ...

• Agriculture policies in Africa
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  26 Mai 2011Leslie Nyagah of Idasa's Economic Governance Programme examines how agriculture development has taken shape on the continent. Read the full report here.

• Liberia needs food security
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  10 Mai 2011This research, conducted in Monrovia and its outskirts with the support of democracy institute Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme for Public Expenditure and Small-Scale Agriculture Project, ...

• Small scale farmers need a voice – Idasa
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  10 Mai 2011Research in Zambia shows budgeting and budget implementation are very important in securing food security and improving the livelihood of small scale farmers, yet very ...

• Community Mobilisation Toolkit 2011
  [Notícias e Avisos]

  17 Mar 2011Idasa’s Agriculture project within our Economic Governance Programme has develop a toolkit that provides basic steps on how to mobilise a community – to put ...

• Governance and Small-Scale Agriculture in West Africa
  [Relatórios de Conferência]

  15 Mar 2011Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme hosted a conference in Nairobi where participants shared ideas and expertise, with the aim of empowering small-holder farmers in Africa. Challenges ...

• Latest newsletter from EGP's small-scale agriculture project is out
  [Notícias e Avisos]

  28 Fev 2011Read up on what's happening in Africa regarding agriculture and small-scale farming in these snippets provided by EGP's agriculture unit.

• A toolkit for small-scale farmers from Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  24 Fev 2011This user-friendly manual is aimed at organisers and facilitators working in and with small-scale farmers’ associations in central, west and southern Africa. Download the full ...

• Advocacy strategy: Mobilising for action workshop
  [Relatórios de Conferência]

  25 Out 2010Idasa’s Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture project, which is part of the Economic Governance Programme, held a workshop at Idasa’s Pretoria office in April 2010 ...

• New Scramble for Africa
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  22 Out 2010Leslie Nyagah of EGP’s Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture project held a fascinating workshop earlier this year on the New Scramble for Africa: The Food ...

• Expect the unexpected in rural Ghana
  [Notícias e Avisos]

  17 Set 2010Stories from the field by Meleney Tembo Always expect the unexpected when you are working in rural areas - and doesn’t under-estimate the difficult conditions ...

• Small farmers in Africa are crucial to economic prosperity
  [Podcasts]

  30 Jul 2010Africa could provide enough food to feed its population - this we know simply because of the sheer number of Africans who are currently engaged ...

• Focus on agriculture in Liberia
  [Notícias e Avisos]

  27 Jul 2010Liberian civil society and small farmers are calling for the government to fully implement the Maputo Declaration, which calls on all African governments to allocate ...

• Call for papers - Governance and small scale agriculture in West Africa
  [Notícias e Avisos]

  12 Mai 2010African democracy institute Idasa will hold a "Governance and Small-scale Agriculture in West Africa" conference in Nairobi, Kenya from 8th to 10th November 2010 to ...

• Agriculture Africa newsflashes - April 2010
  [Notícias e Avisos]

  29 Abr 2010Welcome to the monthly newsflash of Idasa's Agriculture Expenditure Project, highlighting useful articles about Agriculture in Africa, including a focus on policy and small farmer ...

• Small-Scale Agriculture in Southern Africa
  [Relatórios de Conferência]

  31 Mar 2010Idasa’s Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture Project held a conference with the theme, Governance and Small Scale Agriculture in Southern Africa, from November 9-11, 2009. ...

• Call for papers
  [Discursos]

  09 Mar 2010Governance and Small-scale Agriculture in West Africa Organisation: Idasa Economic Governance Programme, Conference Dates: November, 8th- 10th 2010/ Nairobi, Kenya From 8th to 10th November ...

• Radical change in direction needed to get smallholder agriculture working
  [Artigos]

  04 Mar 2010By Manyewu Mutamba For more than a decade the South African Government has faltered in its efforts to tackle the dual challenge of revitalising smallholder ...

• The prospects for smallholder farmers - Ghana Budget 2010
  [Artigos]

  10 Dez 2009The importance of the agriculture sector to tbe Ghanaian economy was manifest once again in tbe 2010 national budget statement presented by the Minister of ...

• Governance and Small holder farming in Southern Africa - Conference Report
  [Relatórios de Conferência]

  26 Nov 2009By Viola Musiimenta, Poverty Eradication and Livelihood Improvement Programme - DENIVA African small scale farmers and farming has been a subject of debate amongst several ...

• Agriculture and Public Expenditure project
  [Notícias e Avisos]

  19 Out 2009The Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture project is part of the Economic Governance Programme (EGP) within Idasa. The Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture project, aims ...

• Food (In)security in Kenya: Ethnic and Economic Variables
  [Artigos]

  20 Mar 2009By: Leslie Nyagah In Africa, food security as a constituent part of the human security thesis has gained prominence due to a lack of austere ...