A Model for Good Prison Farm Management in Africa

Drawing on farming and management practices in East and Southern Africa and PRI’s experience on the continent, this manual provides a framework for prison services to consider in seeking to improve productivity in their prison farms and end the pattern of under-production.

It is not a blueprint, but is illustrative of what can be done to maximise profitability with scarce resources: the framework set out is cost-effective, sustainable and rights-based, with benefits for the prisoner, prison staff, the prison service and government.