In this chapter, The authors presented five case studies on OH leadership and team building programmes and approaches and then compare them to determine what competencies they are emphasizing as critical in their cultural and operational context. Case studies were selected to represent OH...

This chapter focuses on the assessment of the cultivar output, adoption and change for cassava, cowpea, soyabean and yam for Africa south of Sahara and maize improvement in West and Central Africa. The evaluation of the performance of genetic improvement programmes in these crops are also discussed.

An understanding of the performance of sorghum, pearl millet, and groundnut programmes from the perspectives of scientific capacity, output of released varieties and the level of adoption of these improved varieties is not as comprehensive as in other staple food crops such as maize. This chapter...

In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), potato plays an important role as a food security crop. Yet technological improvements to boost potato productivity have so far not been extensively utilized. Moreover, it remains unclear which potential impacts can be expected from future technological...

This chapter aims to contribute to fill the conservation agriculture (CA) knowledge gap through the search of a comprehensive answer to the following questions: is CA a promising alternative to ensure the sustainability of farms in W and Central Africa (WCA)? What are the evidence, knowledge gaps...

This book chapter provides the available statistics on camel meat production in different parts of the world, including the camel slaughtering rate trends and the contribution of camel meat to meat production. The camel meat market in the Horn of Africa, Central and Western Africa, and Asia, are...

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is an important food and cash crop. It is among the 10 strategic staple crops for food and income security in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA). Its importance continues to rise due to increased urbanization, change in eating habits and uptake of processed potato products...

The East and Central African region has been devastated by a banana Xanthomonas wilt epidemic caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum. Xanthomonas wilt is widespread in Uganda, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania, and has been confirmed as present in...

This chapter describes the severity and incidence of coffee wilt disease (Gibberella xylarioides) in East and Central Africa and discusses its impact on coffee production and productivity as well as its contribution to income, foreign currency, employment and livelihood.

Past agricultural priority assessment exercises have often emphasized efficiency or productivity gain as a single objective. This emphasis is appropriate for commodity-based research, but can be problematic for non-commodity research, such as research that addresses natural resources or other...