Bruno Losch
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From Local Initiatives to Coalitions for an Effective Agroecology Strategy: Lessons from South Africa Open
Agroecological food system transformation remains marginal in South Africa despite numerous policies, plans and programmes favouring sustainable agriculture. Problems of weak budgets, fragmented interventions and lack of coordination refle…
The income-labour nexus as the dominant institutional form in rural sub-Saharan Africa Open
The unprecedented population growth and low economic diversification in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) raise questions about possible paths for demo-economic transitions. Given the limitations of the dominant macroeconomic conception of structur…
Decent Employment and the Future of Agriculture. How Dominant Narratives Prevent Addressing Structural Issues Open
Decent employment in agriculture is part of the general narrative about working conditions. It is an unquestionable objective but its position high in the international agenda contributes to sideline major structural issues faced by many a…
Food systems profile - South Africa. Catalysing the sustainable and inclusive transformation of food systems Open
Source Agritrop Cirad (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/603180/) * Collectivites auteurs : FAO - ITA// EU - BEL// CIRAD - FRA//
Fostering communities of practice for improved food democracy: Experiences and learning from South Africa Open
The highly concentrated formal agri‐food sector holds enormous power in the governance of the food system in South Africa. Yet the concept of food democracy holds that all people should have an equal opportunity to participate in (re)shapi…
Co-production of knowledge in transdisciplinary communities of practice: Experiences from food governance in South Africa Open
Communities of Practice are sites of social learning for the co-production of knowledge. Building on recent literature on Transdisciplinary Communities of Practice, this article reflects on the experiences of an emergent ‘Food Governance C…
PRIORITIES FOR AFRICA’S FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY POST-COVID-19. A contribution from the Task Force Rural Africa (TFRA) to the AU-EU Summit, October 2020. Open
A deep sense of concern about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives and livelihoods of Africa’s people has inspired the writing of this contribution. As members of the Task Force Rural Africa (TFRA), we produced a report in Marc…
Matzikama Local Municipality, Western Cape Open
This study is part of the CBPEP/GTAC Project: Employment Intensive Land Reform in South Africa: Policies, Programmes and Capacities which aims to develop a set of options for rural land reform in South Africa aimed at generating a large nu…
South Africa needs a place-based approach to restarting the economy Open
Source Agritrop Cirad (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/597246/)
Thematic study: International experiences of support policies for smallholders: A review and an exploration of underlying rationale and narratives Open
This thematic study on International experiences of policies supporting smallholder production is part of the background papers of the ‘GTAC/CBPEP/EU study on employment-intensive rural land reform in South Africa.’ \nIt aims at presenting…
Making sense together: The role of scientists in the coproduction of knowledge for policy making Open
New forms of knowledge production that actively engage in different types of knowledge in participatory settings have emerged in the last two decades as ‘the right thing to do’. However, the role scientists play in facilitating these proce…
An Africa-Europe agenda for rural transformation Open
According to the commissioners Josefa Leonel Correira Sacko (Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission), Neven Mimica (International Cooperation & Development), and Phil Hogan (Agriculture & Rural Development), the report… • …
Risks of increasing territorial inequalities Open
In many countries, spatial inequalities are becoming so significant that they might compromise the prosperity, stability and security of entire regions trapped in poverty. Currently, in sub-Saharan Africa they result from unequal populatio…
Risks of mass unemployment and worsening of working conditions Open
International audience
Rural migration in sub-Saharan Africa: patterns, drivers and relation to structural transformation Open
International audience
Climate change: a complex driver of rural migration Open
The link between climate change and rural migration is complex. Several entangled, often self-reinforcing factors are at play. The combination of climatic events and other natural, social, political and economic factors affect populations …
A lastly booming rural population and the youth employment challenge Open
Population in sub-Saharan Africa continues to grow at an unprecedented scale. This will translate into a massive expansion of the labour force, which will account for two thirds of the global increase. Both urban and rural areas are affect…
Structural transformation to boost youth labour demand in sub-Saharan Africa: the role of agriculture, rural areas and territorial development Open
This paper explores the opportunities that economic diversification offers to foster structural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa while absorbing the growing youth labour force and providing them with the requisite skills.
The need for a paradigm shift towards territorial development in sub-Saharan Africa Open
Due to the specific characteristics of its integration into the world economy over the last centuries, sub-Saharan Africa is facing huge spatial imbalances and territorial inequalities. Inherited from the artificial borders shaped by a lat…
Rural and urban densification Continues Open
The African continent is vast with an unequally distributed population. It has experienced high population growth over the last 50 years, which has corrected its former demographic deficit. If current dynamics continue, the results will be…
Options for economic transition: From sectoral approaches to the Territorial model Open
Despite recent yet fragile economic growth, structural change in Africa has been slow and the continent is faced with the need for more inclusive and sustainable growth. This challenge implies rethinking development strategies and adopting…