Mobilizing academia and stakeholders to promote agricultural intensification in Africa

This volume presents six papers on sustainable agricultural intensification to improve Africa’s land productivity. It introduces papers, among others, presented at the 5th African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Biennial Conference in Cape Town, South Africa in October 2016 under the theme, ‘Linking agricultural universities with civil society, the private sector, governments and other stakeholders in support of agricultural development in Africa: partnerships to unlock the potential of agricultural development in Africa.” The other papers (22), presented are submissions received prior to the Conference. The different presentations had issues highlighted in the papers catalysed debate on the key focus areas for consideration in achieving sustainable agricultural intensification in Africa especially since it is a key concern in the different continental frameworks focused on agricultural development and social economic transformation. We very much hope that this effort initiated at the RUFORUM convening event will catalyse further research and application of knowledge.