Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation Programme
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Item Agricultural transformation through small ruminants: an evaluation of TAAT livestock compact’s interventions in Ethiopia(Report, 2023) Okoruwa, V.; Zozo, R.; Kago, K.; Opaluwah, A.; Lewis, S.; Gizaw, S.; Akem, C.Item Agricultural transformation through orange-fleshed sweetpotato: an outcome evaluation of TAAT OFSP compact's intervention in Uganda(Report, 2023) Okoruwa, V.; Zozo, R.; Kago, K.; Opaluwah, A.; Lewis, S.; Maru, J.; Gizaw, S.; Akem, C.Item Wheat technology toolkit catalogue: Clearinghouse technical report series 011(Report, 2021) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationThis catalogue describes a series of technologies related to the modernization of wheat production in Africa. It is based on the combined efforts of the Project Platform for Agricultural Solutions (ProPAS), an information portal, and the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), a large collaborative program that is deploying agricultural solutions across the continent. Both activities are addressing the imperative to better connect proven technologies to those who need them, but each undertakes this goal in a very different manner. Wheat is one of TAAT’s priority commodities because of its huge importance to food and nutritional security, and the need for reduced flour imports to Africa. It is also targeted as an agro-industrial crop for processing and trading on world markets. During its compilation, ProPAS has accumulated several technologies that specifically address this commodity and we have compiled them into a “technology toolkit” designed to advance understanding and encourage adoption and investment into the proven agricultural solutions that advance this cropItem Cassava processing technology toolkit catalogue(Report, 2022-05) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationThe purpose of this technology catalogue is to advance high quality cassava flour (HQCF) as a substitute for wheat in Africa. While Africa has the potential to increase its wheat production, it appears to be small in proportion to the massive demand for imported wheat. For example, Africa imported US $11 billion from eight European and North American countries in 2020, a massive expenditure of foreign reserves that could be better directed toward longer-term development goals. At the same time, cassava is well suited to African agricultural conditions and may be processed into flour that can be substituted for wheat as documented in this catalogue. In the past, cassava was too widely viewed as a subsistence crop and food for the poor, when in reality it has enormous agro-industrial application and potential. One of these applications is processing into flour useful in baking and other food manufacturing purposes. The most immediate application of cassava flour is its partial substitution in bread and other baked products, but due to its different chemical properties, industrial-scale producers must make procedural adjustments. This catalogue draws an important distinction between fermented and unfermented cassava flours, and offers eight key technologies that promote the production and use of unfermented cassava flour and the better use of cassava by-productsItem Bean technology toolkit catalogue: clearinghouse technical report series(Report, 2022) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationItem Climate smart agricultural technologies for the Sahel and horn of Africa: clearinghouse technical report series 009(Report, 2021) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationItem Maize technology toolkit catalogue: Clearinghouse technical report series 008(Report, 2021) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationItem Rice technology toolkit catalogue: clearinghouse technical report series 007(Report, 2021) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationItem Orange fleshed sweet potato; technology toolkit catalog: Clearinghouse technical report series 005(Report, 2020-12) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationItem Cassava technology toolkit catalogue: clearinghouse technical report series 006(Report, 2021) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationItem Agricultural transformation of Kenya's Makueni drylands: clearinghouse technical report series 004(Report, 2020-01) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationItem Aquaculture technology toolkit catalogue: clearinghouse technical report series 012(Report, 2022) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationThis catalogue describes a series of technologies related to the modernization of aquaculture in Africa. It is developed through a collaborative effort from the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program from the African Development Bank that seeks to increase stakeholder usage of proven agricultural technology, and its Aquaculture Compact project partners. The compilation is also supported by the Project Platform for Agricultural Solutions (ProPAS), an information portal where innovations are systematically characterized for open access. Both activities address the imperative to better connect proven technologies to those who need them, but each undertakes this goal differently. Aquaculture is one of nine commodity compacts with proven technologies that have the potential to ensure self-sufficiency in fish production and increase yields and benefits for upscaling. Fish is also targeted as an agro-industrial commodity for processing and trading on domestic and regional markets. The TAAT Aquaculture Compact, led by WorldFish, informs a wide variety of stakeholders through capacity development and technological outreach, and 2 this catalogue assists them in doing so. The countries targeted by the Aquaculture Compact are Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia. The TAAT Program identified proven technologies that advance fish production and we have compiled them into a “Toolkit Catalogue” meant to promote understanding and stimulate adoption and investment. This is one of several such catalogues produced as a joint TAAT-ProPAS activity. For more information on the featured technologies or other solutions for the transformation of aquaculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, contact Prof. Bernadette Fregene at b.fregene@cgiar.org.Item Small scale farm mechanization catalogue: Clearinghouse technical report series 015(Report, 2022) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationSmall-scale mechanization is the key to reducing drudgery and increasing productivity among African farmers. For too long farming in Africa is regarded as a path to poverty rather than a profitable agribusiness. This is due in large part for dependency upon tedious hand labor, poor returns to effort and lack of investment into farming systems. A wide range of small-scale equipment is available to improve returns to labor and change this poor image of farming. This equipment include tillers, power weeders, power sprayers, soil augers, irrigation systems, multi-crop threshers and a host of other equipment that are becoming commercially available for the first time. Profitable use of these equipment is not guaranteed because their use requires new skillsets, rigorous maintenance, and safety precautions. At the same time, expanded reliance upon this equipment provides economic opportunity through their distribution and service provision. This catalogue provides insight into this useful farming equipment.Item Millet and Sorghum technology toolkit catalogue: Clearinghouse technical report series 014(Report, 2022) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationThis catalogue describes a suite of technologies related to the modernization of sorghum & millet production in Africa. It is based upon the combined efforts of the Project Platform for Agricultural Solutions (ProPAS), an information internet site, and the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation, a large collaborative program that is deploying agricultural solutions across the continent. Both activities are based upon the imperative to better connect proven technologies to those who need them, but each undertakes this goal in a very different manner. Millet and sorghum are one of TAAT’s priority commodities because of their huge importance to food and nutritional security, and rural development in general across Africa. They are also targeted as an agro-industrial crop for processing and trade within regions markets. In the course of its compilation, ProPAS has accumulated several technologies that specifically address these commodities and we have compiled them into a 2 “Technology Catalogue” designed to advance understanding and encourage adoption and investment into the proven agricultural solutions that advance these crops. This is one of several catalogues produced as a joint ProPAS-TAAT activity. For more information on the featured technologies or other solutions toward transformative impact on production of small grain crops in Sub-Saharan Africa, contact the Compact Leader Dr. Dougbedji Fatondji from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) by email at d.fatondji@cgiar.org.Item Poultry technology toolkit catalogue: Clearinghouse technical report series 016(Report, 2022-08) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationThis catalogue describes a suite of proven poultry technologies that advance increased productivity of animal enterprise in Africa. It was developed through a collaborative effort between the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Program of the African Development Bank and its Small Livestock Compact coordinated by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The compilation was also supported by the Project Platform for Agricultural Solutions (ProPAS), an information portal where innovations are systematically characterized for open access over the internet. Both activities are addressing the imperative to better connect proven technologies to those who need them, but each undertakes this goal in a very different 2 manner. Small livestock is one of nine commodity compacts with proven technologies that ensure greater self-sufficiency in protein for food and nutrition security in Africa. Poultry is also targeted as an agro-industrial commodity for processing and trading on domestic and regional markets. The Compact supports a wide variety of stakeholders through capacity development and technological outreach, and this catalogue contributes to that mandate. During the first Phase of the TAAT Program (2018-2021), the Compact introduced and reinforced these technologies in several countries including Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, and plans to expand its reach into 2022 and beyond.Item TAAT Rallies Support For Agroprocessing At ACAT(News Item, 2023-11-03) Technologies for African Agricultural TransformationItem Pathways to Transformation: 2019 Annual TAAT Corporate Report(Report, 2020) Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation