An African green revolution : finding ways to boost productivity on small farms /
"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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer,
[2013]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "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"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789400757608 (electronic bk.) 9400757603 (electronic bk.) |