Food security impacts of industrial crop production in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the impact mechanisms

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dc.contributor.authorJarzebski, M.P.
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, A.
dc.contributor.authorBalde, B.S.
dc.contributor.authorChinangwa, L.
dc.contributor.authorSaito, O.
dc.contributor.authorvon Maltitz, G.
dc.contributor.authorGasparatos, A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-12T15:47:52Z
dc.date.available2020-03-12T15:47:52Z
dc.date.issued2020-02
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractA number of industrial crops have been promoted in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to meet a range of policy objectives including economic growth, rural development, agricultural modernization and energy security. The food security impacts of industrial crop production have received extensive policyattention and have been widely discussed in the academic literature. There is, however, an overall lack of a clear understanding of these impacts due to thelarge diversity of industrial crops, and their varied modes of production, expansion areas, and impact mechanisms. This systematic review synthesizes theavailable knowledge on the interface of industrial crops and food security in SSA. In particular we identify key patterns with how different industrial cropsand impact mechanisms are represented and studied in the current literature, and how they intersect to affect food security. The current literature isfragmented, as most studies focus on single or small subsets of crops and impact mechanisms. Most studies capture mechanisms related to food access andavailability, rather than to food utilization and stability. A clustering analysis identified the main literature clusters that combine mechanisms related to foodavailability, access to food, and environmental impact. The overall analysis presented in this systematic review allowed us to identify priority policy andpractice domains that need to be targeted in order to improve the food security outcomes of industrial crop production in SSAen_US
dc.identifier.citationJarzebski, M.P., Ahmed, A., Boafo, Y.A. et al. Food security impacts of industrial crop production in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the impact mechanisms. Food Sec. 12, 105–135 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-019-00988-xen_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-019-00988-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35262
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFood Securityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries105-135;2020
dc.subjectBiofuelsen_US
dc.subjectCash cropsen_US
dc.subjectCluster analysisen_US
dc.subjectImpact mechanismen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.titleFood security impacts of industrial crop production in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the impact mechanismsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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