{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"organization":["African Center for Economic Transformation"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":45,"relation":"eq"},"page":3,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=african-center-for-economic-transformation&page=3","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"aceta-000006","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/aceta-000006","title":"Securing Land Tenure and Easing Access to Land","publisher":{"name":"African Center for Economic Transformation","organization":"african-center-for-economic-transformation"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2016-09-29","source_url":"https://acetforafrica.org/research-and-analysis/reports-studies/reports/securing-land-tenure-and-easing-access-to-land/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report identifies systemic failures in African land administration, including the fact that only about 10 percent of land is legally documented. It argues that securing tenure through a combination of community land registration in land-abundant areas and individual titling in land-constrained areas is essential for investment. The text highlights the need to integrate customary tenure into statutory law and eliminate market restrictions to improve access for women, youth, and the land-poor, while warning against 'land grabs' resulting from weak governance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000006#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Africa's land sector faces nine primary challenges, most notably that only approximately 10 percent of the continent's land has legally recognized and documented ownership. Other factors include high rural ownership inequality, limited access for women and youth, underutilized state land, high transaction costs, and risks associated with climate change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000006#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The strategy for securing tenure should differ based on land availability: land-abundant areas should prioritize the demarcation and registration of community land, while densely populated, land-constrained areas require community-based systematic land titling for individual rights.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000006#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Three key lessons from the African experience emphasize that communal land demarcation is a time-consuming process of dispute resolution rather than just a technical exercise, that registration is slowed when community owners are not clearly defined, and that registration must be followed by land-use planning for common-property resources.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000006#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To transform agriculture, the document proposes three reform sets: increasing tenure security, eliminating controls on land markets (noting that fewer restrictions in Ethiopia and Uganda increased rental activities), and scaling up the integration of customary tenure into statutory law.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000006#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Land administration in Africa is highly inefficient compared to OECD countries, taking twice as long and costing twice as much to transfer land. Additionally, professional capacity is low; Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda each have fewer than 10 land professional surveyors per 1 million people.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000006#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["land tenure","agricultural productivity","climate change","land grabbing","gender equality"],"geography_discussed":["Mozambique","Ghana","Tanzania","Ethiopia","Uganda","Mexico","Liberia","Kenya","Malaysia","Sri Lanka"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","comparative analysis"]},{"id":"aceta-000027","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/aceta-000027","title":"Transforming African Agriculture by Promoting Improved Technology and Management Practices","publisher":{"name":"African Center for Economic Transformation","organization":"african-center-for-economic-transformation"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2016-09-29","source_url":"https://acetforafrica.org/research-and-analysis/reports-studies/reports/transforming-african-agriculture-by-promoting-improved-technology-and-management-practices/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the potential for a 'Green Revolution' in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by comparing crop yields and technologies with tropical Asia (specifically India) and advanced regions within SSA, such as South Africa. It identifies rice as a highly promising crop for productivity gains through the combination of high-yielding varieties, fertilizer, and improved management practices. The paper argues that agricultural transformation requires a complementary approach where productive technology and management practices are developed first, followed by extension services and marketing improvements. While maize and sorghum show potential for technology transfer from South Africa, the report suggests that millet and sorghum require more fundamental research due to limited success even in India.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000027#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The failure to achieve a Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa is attributed to three primary factors: a lack of high-yielding, fertilizer-responsive crop varieties; a lack of knowledge regarding improved management practices (such as bunding, leveling, and crop rotation); and the high cost of modern inputs coupled with low product prices due to underdeveloped markets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000027#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Rice is identified as a promising crop for a Green Revolution in SSA, with the potential for yields to approach those seen in Asia if there is investment in high-yielding seeds, correct fertilizer application, improved management practices like bunding, and farmer education.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000027#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The potential for a Green Revolution in other grains varies: wheat has already seen adoption of semi-dwarf varieties and chemical fertilizers in some SSA highlands; maize transformation is viewed as a \"daunting task\" despite potential technology transfer from South Africa; and millet and sorghum show limited potential for technology transfer from India because yield growth in India has also been slow.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000027#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"For high-value crops managed via contract farming, the primary barriers are not technological or managerial but are related to transaction costs. The report suggests that improving the entrepreneurial human capital of farmers is the fundamental strategy to expand this production.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000027#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Agricultural transformation requires a sequenced approach to innovation: productive technology and improved management practices must be developed first, followed by extension activities and improvements in marketing.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000027#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Agricultural technology","fertilizer","smallholder"],"geography_discussed":["India","South Africa","Kenya","Asia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative analysis","policy assessment"]},{"id":"aceta-000040","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/aceta-000040","title":"Irrigation for Agricultural Transformation","publisher":{"name":"African Center for Economic Transformation","organization":"african-center-for-economic-transformation"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2016-09-29","source_url":"https://acetforafrica.org/research-and-analysis/reports-studies/reports/irrigation-for-agricultural-transformation/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document positions irrigation as a primary tool for agricultural transformation in Africa, essential for improving resilience to climate change and extreme events. 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It emphasizes that achieving full irrigation potential in Sub-Saharan Africa over a 50-year horizon would require diverting up to 50 percent of agricultural expenditures to water management.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000040#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The World Bank estimates that the total investment required for irrigation in Africa, covering large and small scale systems as well as the rehabilitation of existing ones, exceeds USD 40 billion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000040#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sub-Saharan Africa could realize its full irrigation potential over 50 years if up to 50 percent of agricultural expenditures are allocated to agricultural water management, mirroring trends seen in East Asia and North Africa.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000040#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Surface water currently accounts for more than 78 percent of irrigated land in Africa, while groundwater accounts for nearly 20 percent; increasing the use of groundwater in combination with surface water is necessary to address droughts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000040#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Water scarcity in the region is categorized into three distinct dimensions: the scarcity of water quality and quantity, the scarcity of services and capacities, and the scarcity of water infrastructures.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000040#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Because approximately 80 percent of farmers are smallholders, there is a critical need for government commitment to invest in modern equipment, such as drip and sprinkler systems, often through public-private partnerships.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000040#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["agricultural irrigation","climate change","water scarcity","climate finance","smallholder","food security"],"geography_discussed":["sub-Saharan Africa","East Asia","North Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","investment assessment"]},{"id":"aceta-000039","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/aceta-000039","title":"The Oil Palm Value Capture Opportunity in Africa - ACET","publisher":{"name":"African Center for Economic Transformation","organization":"african-center-for-economic-transformation"},"document_type":null,"language":"en","date_published":"2014-07-01","source_url":"https://acetforafrica.org/research-and-analysis/reports-studies/reports/the-oil-palm-value-capture-opportunity-in-africa/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document identifies significant productivity gaps in Africa's oil palm sector compared to Southeast Asia, citing low yields and inefficient extraction. 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With energy demand projected to increase by one-third by 2030, the text emphasizes the need to shift from exporting raw materials to domestic processing and manufacturing to generate more jobs and long-term value.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000036#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Africa has vast natural resources for the energy transition, holding 30% of global critical minerals and 60% of solar resources, but these remain underutilized as the continent contributes only 2% of global manufacturing value added and 3% of global GDP.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000036#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Green industrialization requires an integrated systems approach where infrastructure, industry, digital systems, data, energy, and trade function together, supported by public finance instruments that crowd in private capital.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000036#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Energy demand in Africa is expected to grow by one-third by 2030, with specific increases of nearly 40% in the industry, transport, and agriculture sectors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000036#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Specific national programs demonstrate the efficacy of aligned policy and finance: South Africa's REIPPPP delivered over 6.3 GW and $14 billion in private investment; Morocco approved $32.5 billion for green ammonia, steel, and fuel projects; and Kenya increased electricity access from 19% to 76% through off-grid solar expansion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000036#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ethiopia has established 24 operational eco-industrial parks, consisting of 17 government-developed and 7 privately owned facilities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"aceta-000036#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["green industrial policy","critical minerals","renewable energy","low-carbon economy","Green ammonia","Green steel","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["South Africa","Kenya","Morocco","Ethiopia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","economic analysis"]}]}