Folleto de la FAO sobre diversificación 5 Policy Assistance Series N. 2

Food security and agricultural development
in sub-Saharan Africa

Building a case for more public support

Main report

by

Weldeghaber Kidane
Materne Maetz
Philippe Dardel

SUBREGIONAL OFFICE FOR SOUTHERN AND EAST AFRICA (HARARE)
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Rome, 2006


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I (818 KB)

Foreward
Acknowledgement
Acronyms
Executive Summary


CHAPTER 1: SETTING THE SCENE

CHAPTER 2: FOOD SECURITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

CHAPTER 3: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AS A STRATEGIC OPTION FOR ACHIEVING FOOD SECURITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

CHAPTER 4: PERFORMANCE OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN SUBSAHARAN AFRICA.

CHAPTER 5: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Part II
(381 KB)

CHAPTER 6: SUCCESS STORIES IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: LESSONS LEARNED AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO SUB SAHARAN AFRICA

CHAPTER 7: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES