September 2022

New climate emphasis within analysis of multilateral agricultural investments in Sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture plays a dominant role in the economies of sub-Saharan African countries though productivity has historically lagged behind other regions.

December 2020

Categorizing Small-Scale Producers – Part 2: Visualizing Definitions with Consequences

This is part two in a two-part series on categorizing small-scale producers.  In the last post, we looked at the fact that the majority of the literature does not offer a definition o

Vegetable market
December 2020

Categorizing Small-Scale Producers – Part 1: Defining the Problem

The idea of working with small-scale producers, also known as small-scale farmers, is ubiquitous in the development literature, so much so that the term made it into SDG target 2.3: “By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers…” However, an exact defini

September 2020

Climate Change Impacts on Small Scale Producers

Agricultural systems worldwide are undergoing changes due to shifts in a variety of factors including socioeconomic development, population growth and increasing variable and unpredictable climate conditions.

January 2020

Climate Change Impacts on Small Scale Producers

Agricultural systems worldwide are undergoing changes due to shifts in a variety of factors including socioeconomic development, population growth and increasing variable and unpredictable climate conditions.