Regenerative agriculture
Agricultural growth is a foundation for equitable and sustainable growth, because as it also supports food systems that produce nutritious, safe and affordable food. Additionally, considering that the agriculture employs over 60% of rural African populations, including smallholder farmers, it must expand in order to create jobs and unlock opportunity for millions of Africans. Growth however must be sustainable and well-integrated into the broader economy and major agrifood systems. Africa has 60% of the worlds remaining land for increasing agriculture productivity. While productivity increased mostly due to expansion of acreage, total factor productivity is reported at the 1960’s levels when the population was 257 million compared to 1.4 billion in 2022. With the potential threat of a shrinking cereal production under the predicted climate change scenarios, Africa must farm smartly. Papers are invited under the following topical areas: