Strategies for Sustainable Development in Rural Africa: A Framework for Integrating Investment in Agriculture, Food Security, Climate Response and Ecosystems

Ecoagriculture Policy Focus No. 5

Authors

• Edward Ayensu
• Jeannot Zoro Bi Bah
• Martin Bwalya
• Lloyd Chingambo
• Owen Cylke
• Richard Fairburn
• Minu Hemmati, CatalySD
• Prince Kapondamgaga
• Melinda Kimble, United Nations Foundation
• Marcia Marsh, World Wide Fund for Nature

Date

October 4, 2010

Short Summary

How to seize current opportunities to devise an Africa-led strategy for sustainable development that would not only achieve food security and improve nutrition, with resilience to climate change, but also realize the benefits of sustainable land management for mitigating climate change and securing ecosystem services such as watershed protection, energy security and conservation of wildlife.