Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant : Prospects for Commercial Agriculture in the Guinea Savannah Zone and Beyond

This report summarizes the findings of the study on Competitive Commercial Agriculture for Africa (CCAA). The objective of the CCAA study was to explore the feasibility of restoring international competitiveness and growth in African agriculture th...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACID SOILS AFLATOXIN AFRICAN FARMERS AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL AREA AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL ENTREPRENEURS AGRICULTURAL EXPORT AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GOODS AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL R&D AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTIONS AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL USES AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AGRICULTURE POLICY AGROCHEMICALS ANIMALS BANKING SYSTEMS BIODIVERSITY BIOTECHNOLOGY BULK COMMODITIES CARBON CASH CROPS CASSAVA CATTLE CIAT CIDA CIMMYT COFFEE COMMODITIES COMMODITY EXCHANGES COMMODITY PRICE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS COTTON COTTON PRODUCTION COWPEAS CROP CROP FARMING CROPS DECENTRALIZATION DEFORESTATION DEGRADATION OF SOIL DEMAND FOR FOOD DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISEASES ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMISTS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS EXCHANGE RATES FAO FARMERS FARMING FARMING SYSTEMS FARMS FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOOD CROPS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLIES FORESTS FRUITS GDP GENDER GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HARVEST HORTICULTURAL CROPS HUMAN CAPITAL IFPRI IITA IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOMES INFERTILE SOILS INFLATION INPUT USE INTEGRATION INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IRRIGATION LABOR FORCE LAND DEGRADATION LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND REFORM LAND USE LEGISLATION LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK FEED LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAIZE MARKETING MILLET MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE NARS NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH NATURAL RESOURCES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NUTRITION OIL OIL PRICES OPPORTUNITY COST OPPORTUNITY COSTS PERISHABLE COMMODITIES PESTICIDE POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION GROWTH RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS QUALITY STANDARDS RAINFALL VARIABILITY RESEARCH SYSTEMS RICE ROOT CROPS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ROADS SAFETY NETS SALINIZATION SAVINGS SEED DEVELOPMENT SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE SOIL AMENDMENTS SOIL QUALITY SORGHUM SOYBEAN OIL SOYBEANS SUGAR SUGARCANE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAXATION TRACEABILITY TRADE BARRIERS TRADE POLICIES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSFER PAYMENTS TREES TRYPANOSOMOSIS UNITED NATIONS UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT URBANIZATION USAID WARDA WATER RESOURCES WEALTH WHEAT WOMEN FARMERS WOOD YAMS
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Summary:	This report summarizes the findings of the study on Competitive Commercial Agriculture for Africa (CCAA). The objective of the CCAA study was to explore the feasibility of restoring international competitiveness and growth in African agriculture through the identification of products and production systems that can underpin rapid development of a competitive commercial agriculture. The CCAA study focused on the agricultural potential of Africa's Guinea Savannah zone, which covers about 600 million hectares in Africa, of which about 400 million hectares can be used for agriculture, and of which less than 10 percent are cropped. The African Guinea Savannah is one of the largest underused agricultural land reserves in the world. In terms of its agro climatic features, the land is similar to that found in the Cerrado region of Brazil and in the Northeast Region of Thailand, with medium-to-high agricultural potential but also significant constraints in the form of infertile soils and variable rainfall. Based on a careful examination of the factors that contributed to the successes achieved in Brazil and Thailand, as well as comparative analysis of evidence obtained through detailed case studies of three African (Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia) countries. This report argues that opportunities abound for farmers in Africa to regain international competitiveness, especially in light of projected stronger demand in world markets for agricultural commodities over the long term.

Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant : Prospects for Commercial Agriculture in the Guinea Savannah Zone and Beyond

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