Author: Daniela Horna, Melinda Smale, Ramatu Al-Hassan, José Falck-Zepeda, and Samuel E. TimpoPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Insecticide Use on Vegetables in Ghana: Would GM Seed Benefit Farmers?
Author: Daniela Horna, Melinda Smale, Ramatu Al-Hassan, José Falck-Zepeda, and Samuel E. TimpoPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Reaching Middle-Income Status In Ghana By 2015: Public Expenditures and Agricultural Growth
Author: Samuel Benin, Tewodaj Mogues, Godsway Cudjoe, and Josee RandriamamonjyPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
European Union: Shadow WTO Agricultural Domestic Support Notifications
Author: Tim Josling and Alan SwinbankPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
The Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-Based Agro-Ecosystems in Ghana
Author: William Joseph NtowPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1439828334
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
The Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-based Agro-ecosystems in Ghana reviews current knowledge on pesticides use in vegetable farming in Ghana and establishes the fate of pesticides in situ in tropical vegetable-based agro-ecosystems as well as their environmental and public health impacts on selected population groups. A field survey showed
Genetically modified crops in Africa
Author: Falck-Zepeda, José BenjaminPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN: 0896297950
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A variable climate, political instability, and other constraints have limited agricultural development in African countries south of the Sahara. Genetically modified (GM) crops are one tool for enhancing agricultural productivity and food security despite such constraints. Genetically Modified Crops in Africa: Economic and Policy Lessons from Countries South of the Sahara investigates how this tool might be effectively used by evaluating the benefits, costs, and risks for African countries of adopting GM crops. The authors gather together studies on GM crops economic effects and impact on trade, how consumers view such crops, and other issues. They find that GM crops have had, on average, a positive economic effect in the nations where they were used and identify future steps for enhancing GM crop adoptions positive effects. Promising policy initiatives include making biosafety regulations that do not make GM crop development prohibitively expensive, fostering intraregional trade in GM crops, and providing more and better information about GM crops to consumers who might currently be skeptical of them. These and other findings in Genetically Modified Crops in Africa indicate ways biotechnology can contribute to economic development in Africa south of the Sahara.
Analyzing the Determinants of Farmers' Choice of Adaptation Methods and Perceptions of Climate Change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
Author: Temesgen Deressa, R. M. Hassan, Tekie Alemu, Mahmud Yesuf, and Claudia RinglerPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Agricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Zambia
Author: James Thurlow, Samuel Benin, Xinshen Diao, Henrietta Kalinda, and Thomson KalindaPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Recent Advances in Tomato Breeding and Production
Author: Seloame Tatu NyakuPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 1789850339
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Tomato cultivation is a major economic activity in many countries of the world. Thus, strategic efforts should be directed towards mitigating production constraints that limit overall yields and quality. In addressing some of these constraints, researchers are developing and using varieties of modern and innovative techniques to improve local tomato germplasm, make rapid genetic gains, and breed for varieties with resistance to biotic and abiotic stress. This book focuses on recent advances in genomics and genetic improvement of the tomato crop, and production systems, and center around the following themes: (i) disease and pest management in tomato production, and (ii) breeding tools and improvement of the tomato.
Agricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Uganda
Author: Samuel Benin, James Thurlow, Xinshen Diao, Allen Kebba, and Nelson OfwonoPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Agricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Malawi
Author: Samuel Benin, James Thurlow, Xinshen Diao, Christen McCool, and Franklin SimtowePublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Agriculture employs three-quarters of the population of Malawi. It makes up more than forty percent of the economy and sixty percent of all exports. Yet productivity in agriculture--measured as the amount of output for a given amount of inputs--is considerably lower than it could be, given Malawi's agricultural resources. Efforts to expand the economy and reduce poverty must involve agriculture. Where should the Government of Malawi invest?