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    Drivers of household food availability in sub-Saharan Africa based on big data from small farms
    (National Academy of Sciences, 2016) Frelat, R.; Lopez-Ridaura, S.; Giller, K.E.; Herrero, M.; Douxchamps, S.; Andersson Djurfeldt, A.; Erenstein, O.; Henderson, B.; Kassie, M.; Paul, B.K.; Rigolot, C.; Ritzema, R.S.; Rodriguez, D.; Van Asten, P.; Wijk, M. van
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    Factors that transformed maize productivity in Ethiopia
    (Springer Verlag, 2015) Abate, T.; Shiferaw, B.; Menkir, A.; Dagne Wegary Gissa; Kebede, Y.; Tesfaye, K.; Kassie, M.; Bogale, G.; Tadesse, B.; Keno, T.
    Maize became increasingly important in the food security of Ethiopia following the major drought and famine that occurred in 1984. More than 9 million smallholder households, more than for any other crop in the country, grow maize in Ethiopia at present. Ethiopia has doubled its maize productivity and production in less than two decades. The yield, currently estimated at >3 metric tons/ha, is the second highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, after South Africa; yield gains for Ethiopia grew at an annual rate of 68 kg/ha between 1990 and 2013, only second to South Africa and greater than Mexico, China, or India. The maize area covered by improved varieties in Ethiopia grew from 14%in 2004 to 40%in 2013, and the application rate of mineral fertilizers from 16 to 34 kg/ha during the same period. Ethiopia’s extension worker to farmer ratio is 1:476, compared to 1:1000 for Kenya, 1:1603 for Malawi and 1:2500 for Tanzania. Increased use of improved maize varieties and mineral fertilizers, coupled with increased extension services and the absence of devastating droughts are the key factors promoting the accelerated growth in maize productivity in Ethiopia. Ethiopia took a homegrown solutions approach to the research and development of its maize and other commodities. The lesson from Ethiopia’s experience with maize is that sustained investment in agricultural research and development and policy support by the national government are crucial for continued growth of agriculture.
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    Food security as a gender issue: why are female-headed households worse off compared to similar male-headed counterparts?
    (CIMMYT, 2014) Kassie, M.
    The centrality of gender equity for inclusive development is a concept that is not contestable. The manifestations of inequality predicated on gender are myriad. These range from unequal access to educational opportunities, gender-based discrimination and social norms that constrain the participation of women and other groups that are unfairly marginalized from the development process. In this brief, we focus on the results from research projects that examined how the differential food security situation is predicated on gender. We examine why given similar opportunities and demographic profiles, female-headed households (FHHs) tend to perform worse than their counterparts, male-headed households (MHHs). In particular, we find that two households that are similar in every respect (except that one is headed by a woman and the other by a man) have different food security outcomes. What explains this? What does this mean for gender-sensitive inclusive and equitable agriculture? This brief discusses these issues based on recently published research from Kenya.
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