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Beskrivning
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the rapidly evolving COVID-19, increasing population growth, and exponential expansion in demand for agricultural commodities are putting pressure on available resources, thereby posing immense challenges to the region’s capacity to achieve nutritional security related to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Gbadebo Odularu teaches Economics at Bay Atlantic University, Washington DC. He is the Trade and Digitization Research and Practice Leader at Socio-Economic Research Applications & Projects (SERAP LLC), Washington, DC. In addition to being a Non-Resident Fellow (NRF) at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), Nigeria, Gbadebo Odularu is affiliated with the Center for Research on Political Economy (CREPOL), Senegal, Old Dominion University, Virginia, as well as the American Heritage University of Southern California (AHUSC). He works closely with national, continental and international partners to provide evidence-based policy tools for fostering sustainable agriculture and digital economy towards realizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) 2030. One of his most recent books is Strategic Policy Options for Bracing Nigeria for the Future of Trade (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).
Innehållsförteckning
1. Introduction.- 2. Crop and Livestock Production Responses to Rainfall and Temperature Variation in West Africa.- 3. Agriculture and Food Security in West Africa: Assessing the Feasibility of Realizing the UN SDG 2.- 4. Improving Agricultural Production and Farm Management Practices and its Effects on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions: Lessons and Policy Directions from Cameroon.- 5. Maximizing the Policy Space for Agricultural Growth Responses to Public Expenditures and Foreign Direct Investment in Cameroon.- 6. The Spate of Technology Generation and Limitation to Innovation in African Agriculture.- 7. Emerging Frontiers for Research and Innovative Strategies.