Chinese overfishing threatens development of West African fishing sectorMedia | 27 June 2020 | Seafood Source Find out more
Dealing with Covid-19 in rural Africa: lessons from previous crisesBriefing papers | June 2020 | Steve Wiggins, Roger Calow, Joseph Feyertag, Simon Levine and Alexandra LöweThis brief reflects on previous shocks to examine the affects of Covid-19 in rural Africa. Downloads
Five ways Covid-19 could affect rural Africa – and what to do about it Comment | 11 June 2020 | Steve WigginsFive potential impacts of Covid-19 on agriculture, food systems, food security and rural livelihoods in Africa – and how to counter them. Read and comment
Giant Chinese fishing fleet depletes stocks around worldMedia | 2 June 2020 | The Times Find out more
China's Distant Water Fishing fleet is more than five times larger than estimated - new ODI reportPress release | 26 May 2020A new report from the Overseas Development Institute sheds a light on the scale, impact and governance of China’s Distant Water Fishing (DWF) fleet. Find out more
In memory of Mary TiffenPress release | 21 May 2020An obituary for distinguished economic historian Mary Tiffen, whose impressive career included work on irrigation management at ODI. Find out more
Disruptive technologies in agricultural value chains: insights from East AfricaWorking and discussion papers | March 2020 | Aarti Krishnan, Karishma Banga and Maximiliano Mendez-ParraThis working paper explores the implications of the digitalisation of agriculture, with a focus on East Africa. Downloads
How farmer-led irrigation can transform agriculture in AfricaInsight | 27 August 2019 | Steve WigginsFarmer-led irrigation has huge potential to enable development in sub-Saharan Africa, but only if policy-makers find effective ways to assist farmers. Read and comment
IPCC’s Climate Change and Land report: how we can shape a healthier planetComment | 9 August 2019 | Mairi DuparThe IPCC's new report reveals a broken relationship between people and food, but our own shopping choices and government support can help to repair this. Read and comment
Farmer-led irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: building on farmer initiativesBriefing papers | July 2019 | Steve Wiggins, Bruce LankfordThis brief explores the policy implications for improving farmer-led irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa. Downloads
