Author: Paul W. HeiseyPublisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9706480900
Category : Wheat
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Impacts of International Wheat Breeding Research in Developing Countries, 1966-97
Author: Paul W. HeiseyPublisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9706480900
Category : Wheat
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Maize Breeding Research in Eastern and Southern Africa
Author: Rashid M. HassanPublisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9706480722
Category : Corn
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Impacts of International Wheat Breeding Research in the Developing World, 1988-2002
Author: Maximina A. LanticanPublisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 970648129X
Category : National agricultural research systems
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Impacts of International Maize Breeding Research in Developing Countries, 1966-98
Author: Michael L. MorrisPublisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9706480919
Category : Corn
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Why maize is different from other crops; Investment in maize breeding research; Products of maize breeding research; Adoption of modern varieties (MVs); Economic benefits associated with MV adoption.
Crop Improvement, Adoption and Impact of Improved Varieties in Food Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Thomas S. WalkerPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1780644019
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Following on from the CGIAR study by Evenson and Gollin (published by CABI in 2003), this volume provides up-to-date estimates of adoption outcomes and productivity impacts of crop variety improvement research in sub-Saharan Africa. The book reports on the results of the DIIVA Project that focussed on the varietal generation, adoption and impact for 20 food crops in 30 countries. It also compares adoption outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa to those in South Asia, and guides future efforts for global agricultural research
The Eleventh Regional Wheat Workshop for Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
Author: Publisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9789291460878
Category : Wheat
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
An African Green Revolution
Author: Keijiro OtsukaPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400757603
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This volume explores the usefulness of the Asian model of agricultural development for Africa, where, even before the recent world food crisis, half the population lived on less than on dollar a day, and a staggering one in three people and one third of all children were undernourished. Africa has abundant natural resources; agriculture provides most of its jobs, a third of national income and a larger portion of total export earnings. However the levels of land and labor productivity rank among the worst in the world. The book explains Africa’s productivity gap and proposes ways to close it, by examining recent experience in Africa and by drawing on lessons from Asia.
Food for All in Africa
Author: Gordon ConwayPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501744429
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Africa requires a new agricultural transformation that is appropriate for Africa, that recognizes the continent's diverse environments and climates, and that takes into account its histories and cultures while benefiting rural smallholder farmers and their families. In this boldly optimistic book, Sir Gordon Conway, Ousmane Badiane, and Katrin Glatzel describe the key challenges faced by Africa's smallholder farmers and present the concepts and practices of Sustainable Intensification (SI) as opportunities to sustainably transform Africa's agriculture sector and the livelihoods of millions of smallholders. The way forward, they write, will be an agriculture sector deeply rooted within SI: producing more with less, using fertilizers and pesticides more prudently, adapting to climate change, improving natural capital, adopting new technologies, and building resilience at every stage of the agriculture value chain. Food for All in Africa envisions a virtuous circle generated through agricultural development rooted in SI that results in greater yields, healthier diets, improved livelihoods for farmers, and sustainable economic opportunities for the rural poor that in turn generate further investment. It describes the benefits of digital technologies for farmers and the challenges of transforming African agricultural policies and creating effective and inspiring leadership. Food for All in Africa demonstrates why we should take on the challenge and provides ideas and methods through which it can be met.
CIMMYT Economics Working Paper
Author: International Symposium on Wheat Yield Potential
Author: Reynolds, M.P.Publisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9706481443
Category : Wheat
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description