Workshops on Structural Transformation in Africa

AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION WORKSHOP

June 27-30, 1999, Nairobi Serena Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Workshop Papers by Session

AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION

• "Agricultural Recovery and Structural Transformation in African Countries," Dr. Ousmane Badiane, World Bank
• "Globalization, Agro-Industrial Development, and Agricultural Transformation," Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• "Accelerating Africa's Structural Transformation: Lessons from East Asia," Professor Bruce Johnston, Stanford University and Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, International Food Policy Research Institute.

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY TO THE SMALLHOLDER FARMER AND ITS ROLE IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION

• "Agricultural Technology Economic Viability and Poverty Alleviation in Ethiopia," Dr. Mulat Demeke, Addis Ababa University
• "Agricultural Technology Economic Viability and Poverty Alleviation in Tanzania," Dr. Festus Limbu, University of Dar Es Salaam
• "Agricultural Technology Economic Viability and Poverty Alleviation in Uganda," Dr. Dick Sserunkuuma, Makerere University
• "Agricultural Technology Economic Viability and Poverty Alleviation in Kenya," Dr. Willis Oluoch-Kosura, University of Nairobi
• "The Potential for Productivity Increases in Cotton and Maize Systems: The Case of Northern Mozambique," Mr. Jose Jaime Jeje, Ministry Agriculture, Government of Mozambique, and Dr. Julie Howard, Dr. Paul Strasberg, and Dr. Duncan Boughton, Michigan State University
• Agricultural Intensification in West Africa: Insights from Sasakawa Global 2000's Experience, Kako Nubukpo, Institut du Sahel, and Marcel Galiba, Sasakawa Global 2000

KEY FUTURE ISSUES IN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION

• Agricultural Biotechnology: Current and Future Trends and their Implications for Africa, Dr. Florence Wambugu, International Service for the Acquisition of Agro-Biotechnology Applications; and Dr. Catherine Ives, Agricultural Biotechnology for Sustainable Productivity, Michigan State University.
• "Smallholder Commercialization, Interlinked Markets, and Food Crop Productivity: Cross Country Evidence in Eastern and Southern Africa," Dr. Jones Govereh, Michigan State University; Mr. James Nyoro, Tegemeo Institute/Egerton University, and Dr. T.S. Jayne, Michigan State University.

AGRICULTURAL SECTORAL REFORM: HOW CAN FOOD SYSTEMS BE STRENGTHENED TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION?

• "Agricultural Marketing Policy Reforms in Zambia," Dr. Anthony Mwanaumo, Agricultural Sector Investment Programme Consultative Forum, Government of Zambia
• "Evolution of Kenya's Maize Marketing System in the Post-Liberalization Era," Mr. James Nyoro, Ms. Mary Kiiru, Tegemeo Institute/Egerton University; and Dr. T.S. Jayne, Michigan State University
• "The Effects of Maize Trade with Malawi on Price Levels in Mozambique: Implications for Trade and Development Policy," Ms. Ana Paula Santos, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Mozambique, and Dr. David Tschirley, Michigan State University
• "The Impact on Market Reform on Agricultural Transformation in Mali," Niama Nango Dembele and Dr. John M. Staatz, Michigan State University

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND POLICY IN THE AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION PROCESS

• "Building African Scientific and Managerial Capacity for Transforming Agriculture in Sub-Sahara Africa," Prof. Anthony Ikpi, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria
• Efficiency and Equity in Public Investment in Agriculture: Lessons from Soil Fertility Research in Kenya, Dr. Were Omamo, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi.

REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND DOMESTIC AGRICULTURAL POLICY

• The Role of Regional Trade in Agricultural Transformation: The Case of West Africa Following Devaluation of the CFA Franc, Dr. Mbaye Yade, Dr. Anne Chohin-Kuper, Dr. Valerie Kelly, Dr. John Staatz, and Dr. James Tefft, MSU.

For further information or questions on the conference, please contact
Professor Thom Jayne, Michigan State University at jayne@msu.edu
Dr. Isaac Minde, ECAPAPA, at ecapapa@imul.com
or Dr. Wilson Nguyo, Egerton University/Tegemeo Institute at tegemeo@nbnet.co.ke