Abstract
The Effects of Training, Innovation and New Technology on African Smallholder Farmers' Economic Outcomes and Food Security: A Systematic Review
Highlights
Introduction of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) to farming householdsAwareness campaign on the nutritional benefits of OFSP Rural UgandaNutrient deficient dietOutcome measured in children and womenstandardised mean difference (SMD): + 1.116 (0.85, 1.37)Marketing component for surplus cropsSubstitution of crops to allow farming of OFSP; OFSP acceptable in taste and appearance Rural MozambiqueSMD: + 1.239 (0.94, 1.53)Outcome measured in childrenSMD: + 0.757 (0.59, 0.91)
The evidence identified by our systematic review does not allow for definite conclusions on the effects of training, innovation and new technology interventions on smallholder farmers’ economic outcomes and food security in Africa
In the context of renewed interest in smallholder farming as a key approach to rural development, this review provides cautious support to sustain this focus on smallholder farmers
Summary
Introduction of OFSP to farming householdsAwareness campaign on the nutritional benefits of OFSP Rural UgandaNutrient deficient dietOutcome measured in children and womenSMD: + 1.116 (0.85, 1.37)Marketing component for surplus cropsSubstitution of crops to allow farming of OFSP; OFSP acceptable in taste and appearance Rural MozambiqueSMD: + 1.239 (0.94, 1.53)Outcome measured in childrenSMD: + 0.757 (0.59, 0.91). A large proportion of the world’s poor live in rural areas, dependent on subsistence farming for their survival (Food and Agriculture Organisation [FAO], 2011). Wages derived from agricultural labour are a main source of household income in rural areas, and smallholder farming presents an economic livelihood strategy for the majority of the rural poor in Africa (World Bank, 2007). Around 500 million African smallholder farmers are believed to produce agricultural products for subsistence (World Bank, 2006). This production is, for example, estimated to account for more than 75 per cent of cereals and almost all root crops consumed on the continent (AGRA, 2o13)
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