What constitutes agriculture spending?
Public spending on agriculture in Africa is critical to promoting economic growth and the reduction of poverty. GDP growth originating in agriculture is much more effective in reducing poverty than
Using Evidence to Establish Accountability: A Sourcebook on democratic accountability for development practitioners and learning facilitators
The Accountability Sourcebook provides the reader with an analytical framework for understanding accountability relationships between the state and its citizens, and an action focus on how NGOs and
Boosting Non State Actor participation in CAADP
This is a presentation given by Buba Khan, ActionAid International's Africa Right to Food Coordinator, at the 7th CAADP Partnership Platform on 24 March 2011 in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Agroecology, Empowerment and Resilience
West Africa is highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change. This mid-term review of the Agroecology and Resilience project provides key lessons for projects seeking to build resilience to
CAADP UPDATE, Issue 2
CAADP UPDATE highlights key events and issues around the agricultural discourse in Africa, as well as ActionAid’s engagement in the CAADP process.
“The fish in the river are gone”- Fishing communities devastated by El Nino-induced drought, as Zimbabwe joins Malawi and Zambia in declaring a state of disaster
Over 20 million people in Southern Africa are facing a severe food security crisis due to the El Nino-induced drought. Affecting crop and livestock production as well as water availability in the
New Alliance, New Risk of Land Grabs
Ten African countries have signed up to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition – the G8 countries’ main strategy for supporting agriculture in Africa that was launched in 2012. As the New
Action for Children's Rights in Education (ACRE) - Policy Brief
A policy brief based on a comparative analysis of a research undertaken in six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, using ActionAid’s Promoting Rights in Schools Framework as part of the Action for
CAADP UPDATE, Issue 1
CAADP UPDATE, a quarterly newsletter produced by the International Right to Food Team, highlights key events and issues around agricultural discourse in Africa, to update countries on ActionAid’s
[Presentation] Making CAADP Work for Women Farmers
This is a presentation given by Buba Khan, ActionAid International's Africa Right to Food Coordinator, at the African Women's Land Rights Conference, held in Nairobi on the 30th May to the 4th of
