Poverty Alleviation Pathways for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

The inability to eradicate poverty in societies demands a synergistic approach, calling for the development of multipronged pathways for transitioning towards sustainable development goals. Many such pathways have been developed and tested across the world, and some have proved to be effective in illuminating the underlying cause of the world’s inability to eradicate poverty. This inability has at its core the fact that sustainable development is a multidimensional concept that includes many indicators of human development. Poverty Alleviation Pathways for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Africa derives from the papers presented at the 7th African Unity for Renaissance Conference. It seeks to supplement existing pathways by highlighting Africa’s approach to poverty alleviation, which can potentially be attained through enhanced nutrition, food security, energy equity and gender equality. The evidence presented refl ects strengths, weaknesses and opportunities related to Africa’s progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The information provided is useful to countries interested in assisting Africa to develop pathways for achieving the SDGs within the scope of Agenda 2063. The book will be of interest to policy makers, academics, government authorities and students interested in research and developmental studies.

Foreword Thokozani Simelane, Lavhelesani R Managa and Mammo Muchie

Chapter 1 Interconnections between the Sustainable Development Goals Thokozani Simelane, Mammo Muchie and Lavhelesani R Managa

Section A Poverty Alleviation Pathways through Nutrition and Food Security
Chapter 2 Poverty Alleviation through Decentralised Public Service Provision of the District Assemblies in the Central Region of Ghana Christopher Dick-Sagoe and Peter Asare-Nuamah
Chapter 3 Sustainability of Poverty Relief Projects: An Evaluative Case Study of Matsika Irrigation Scheme in Thulamela Municipality, South Africa Tsetselelani Decide Mdhluli, Pfarelo Matshidze and Stewart Lee Kugara
Chapter 4 Identifying the Rural Economic Growth, Poverty Alleviation, and Sustainable Livelihoods Nexus in the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura, Ogochukwu Iruoma Nzewi and David Mago
Chapter 5 Contribution of Technological Inventions in Improving Food Security under Changing Climate Conditions Tšepiso A Rantšo
Chapter 6 Enhancing Food Security and Nutrition through Dehydrated Soups Using Locally Available Ingredients in Mozambique Cândida da Graça Mavie, Jose da Cruz Francisco and Lucas Daniel Tivana
Chapter 7 Achieving Dietary Adequacy for Micronutrients through Biofortifi cation: Progress and Prospect Review Lavhelesani R Managa

Section B Poverty Alleviation Pathways through Renewable Energy
Chapter 8 Adoption and Adaptation to Renewable Energy in Mozambique Thokozani Simelane
Chapter 9 The Best Potential Location for a Wind Energy Farm at the King Cetshwayo District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal Sibonakaliso Shadrack Nhlabathi
Chapter 10 Optimising the Contribution of Science Technology and Innovation in Africa’s Development: Reflection on Energy, the Social Connection Model and Afro-communitarian Ethics James Ojochenemi David
Chapter 11 Africa Requires the Social and Solidarity Economic Model to Drive Its Development Trajectory Francis Onditi
Chapter 12 Conclusion Thokozani Simelane and Lavhelesani R Managa

Thokozani Simelane serves as programme leader for Science and Technology at the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA), a research institute of the HSRC. He co-edited Belt and Road Initiative: Alternative Development Path for Africa (2018), Future Directions of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Africa (2015) and Energy Transition in Africa (2011) and was a co-author of Beyond the Millennium Development Goals: What Can Africa Expect? (2013).

Lavhelesani R Managa holds a PhD from the University of Pretoria and is a researcher in the Science and Technology Programme at AISA. He co-edited Belt and Road Initiative: Alternative Development Path for Africa (2018) and has co-authored several HSRC Policy Briefs and published numerous articles in journals such as Africa Insight, Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, Water, and more.

Mammo Muchie is a professor of technology innovation studies and Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation Chair in Innovation Studies at the Tshwane University of Technology. He has produced over 450 publications, including books, chapters in books, and articles in internationally accredited journals and entries in institutional publications. He co-edited Informal Sector Innovations: Insights from the Global South (2016) and The African Union Ten Years After: Solving African Problems with Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance (2013).