EPAR RESEARCH BRIEF #137
Wed, 03/30/2011
AUTHORS: Justin Paulsen, C. Leigh Anderson
ABSTRACT:
This brief presents selected material from the Fourth African Agricultural Markets Program (AAMP) policy symposium, Agricultural Risks Management in Africa: Taking Stock of What Has and Hasn’t Worked, organized by the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa that took place in Lilongwe, Malawi, September 6-10, 2010. We draw almost exclusively from Rashid and Jayne’s summary, “Risk Management in African Agriculture: A review of experiences.” This article summarizes across the background papers, with major findings grouped into three broad categories: cross cutting, government-led policies, and modern instruments.
TYPE OF RESEARCH: Research Brief
RESEARCH TOPIC CATEGORY: Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Livelihoods; Agricultural Productivity, Yield, & Constraints; Risk, Preferences, & Decision-Making
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: West Africa Region and Selected Countries; Southern Africa Region and Selected Countries; Sub-Saharan Africa; East Africa Region and Selected Countries
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