Author: Robert H. Bates Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520958527 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 217
Book Description
Following independence, most countries in Africa sought to develop, but their governments pursued policies that actually undermined their rural economies. Examining the origins of Africa’s "growth tragedy," Markets and States in Tropical Africa has for decades shaped the thinking of practitioners and scholars alike. Robert H. Bates’s analysis now faces a challenge, however: the revival of economic growth on the continent. In this edition, Bates provides a new preface and chapter that address the seeds of Africa’s recovery and discuss the significance of the continent’s success for the arguments of this classic work.
Author: Lynam, John Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst ISBN: 0896292126 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 459
Book Description
This book—prepared by Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI), which is led by IFPRI—offers a comprehensive perspective on the evolution, current status, and future goals of agricultural research and development in Africa, including analyses of the complex underlying issues and challenges involved, as well as insights into how they might be overcome. Agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara is at a prospective tipping point. Growth has accelerated in the past decade, but is unsustainable given increasing use of finite resources. The yield gap in African agriculture is significant, and scenarios on feeding the world’s population into the future highlight the need for Africa to expand its agricultural production. Agricultural Research in Africa: Investing in Future Harvests discusses the need to shift to a growth path based on increased productivity—as in the rest of the developing world— which is essential if Africa is to increase rural incomes and compete in both domestic and international markets. Such a shift ultimately requires building on evolving improvements that collectively translate to deepening rural innovation capacity.
Author: Robert H. Bates Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 9780520931961 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 212
Book Description
Most Africans live in rural areas and derive their incomes from farming; but because African governments follow policies that are adverse to most farmers' interests, these countries fail to produce enough food to feed their populations. Markets and States in Tropical Africa analyzes these and other paradoxical features of development in modern Africa and explores how governments have intervened and diverted resources from farmers to other sectors of society. A classic of the field since its publication in 1981, this edition includes a new preface by the author.
Author: Jonathan Barker Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 328
Book Description
Studies of the economic policy of agricultural development in Africa - looks at its local level, national level and international dimensions; reviews dependence, the farming system and state intervention debates; examines roles of agribusiness, World Bank, role of USA and role of Canada; includes case studies on the Cote d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Zaire and Zambia. References.
Author: H.J.W. Mutsaers Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9781402061653 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 612
Book Description
This is the story of tropical agricultural science and agricultural development in the 20th century, focusing on the African farmer and African farming methods. It describes successes as well as fads and failures, many based on the author’s first-hand observations during more than 40 years in tropical agronomy-related fields. Moving into the 21st century, the book explores the rise of computer modeling of crops and crop production.
Author: Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, Kenya
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Author: St. George Clerona Cooper
Author: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Author: Robert H. Bates
Author: Lynam, John
Author: Robert H. Bates
Author: Jonathan Barker
Author: H.J.W. Mutsaers