Transformation of the Aquaculture Value Chain in Kenya
The Kenyan aquaculture sector has undergone a profound structural transformation over the last decade, evolving from a subsistence-based activity into a sophisticated commercial ecosystem. This growth is most evident in the cage-based segment of Lake Victoria, which saw an explosive 1,300-fold increase in production volume between 2014 and 2024.
High Value Crop Commercialization and Women’s Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Panel Insights Reinforced by Double Machine Learning and Quasi-Experiments
We examine how agricultural commercialization relates to women’s empowerment across Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Nigeria using LSMS-ISA household panels (2010–2020), a modified A-WEAI (5DE), two-way fixed effects, Double Machine Learning, and propensity-score matched difference-in-differences. Entry into markets (extensive margin) is consistently associated positively with empowerment where identification is strongest: PSM-DiD shows noticeable gains when households begin selling any crops—especially in Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Nigeria—and positive correlations when existing sellers add cash crops to sales in Malawi (Ethiopia marginal).
Does Commercial Small-Scale Aquaculture Drive Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Odisha?
This report examines whether commercial small-scale aquaculture contributes to inclusive agricultural transformation in Odisha, India, using mixed methods evidence from market, farm, community, and geospatial surveys, and qualitative “rapid reconnaissance” interviews with 41 value chain actors.
Towards inclusive and sustainable vegetable value chains in Odisha
The Hidden Middle—the segment of agrifood systems that connects farmers to consumers through aggregation,
storage, logistics, and processing—has long been overlooked in both research and policy. Yet this is where most
value addition, employment, and efficiency gains actually occur. When midstream actors function well, food
systems are more resilient, markets are more stable, and small producers gain predictable access to buyers and
inputs. When they do not, costs rise, losses increase, and opportunities for inclusive growth dissipate.
Programa de capacitación “Transformación Digital para la Agricultura Familiar” para el proyecto “Comunidades Conectadas”
El objetivo central es desarrollar habilidades digitales que mejoren la eficiencia y sostenibilidad de los sistemas productivos potenciando, además, la comercialización y la asociatividad. La capacitación contempla un modelo práctico dividido en tres ejes: alfabetización digital, producción sostenible y gestión comercial.
GDR Colombia: El rol de la agroindustria en una agricultura competitiva y sostenible
La cuarta sesión del Grupo de Diálogo Rural (GDR) tuvo como objetivo profundizar el análisis técnico sobre los desafíos estratégicos de los sistemas agroalimentarios en el país.
Rimisp y socios internacionales concluyen actividades del proyecto INCATA en Nairobi, Kenia
Rodrigo Yáñez y Andrés Fuica de Rimisp, junto a Carolina Trivelli del Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP), participaron el pasado 4 de febrero, en Nairobi, Kenia, del evento público de cierre del proyecto INCATA.
Social Learning and Peer Influence in Smallholder Commercialization
This paper examines how peer behavior influences small-scale producers’ (SSPs) decisions to purchase inputs and sell outputs in six sub-Saharan African countries. Using comparable nationally representative panel data and a correlated random effects framework, we assess the extent and shape of social interactions driving input and output market participation.
Olga Lucía Acosta
Economista con maestría en Economía del Desarrollo y especialización en Regulación Económica de la Universidad de París I – Sorbona. Miembro de la Junta Directiva del Banco de la República de Colombia, profesora de carrera de la Universidad del Rosario y catedrática de las universidades Nacional, Andes y Externado de Colombia. Fue directora de la oficina en Colombia de la Comisión Económica para América Latina (CEPAL).
Welfare and Opportunities for Small-Scale Producers and MSMEs in Rural Africa: An Econometric Analysis
This study examines how participation in commercial agriculture and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is associated with inclusive development outcomes for small-scale producers (SSPs) across six African countries representing diverse income levels.