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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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Otsuka, Keijiro, Larson, Donald F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, [2013]
Subjects:
Green Revolution > Africa.
Farms, Small > Africa.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business.
NATURE / Natural Resources.
Agricultural Economics.
Biotechnology.
Development Economics.
Economic policy.
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
Environmental sciences.
Farm economics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Climate and the Transferability of Asian Green Revolution to Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Lessons from the Asian Green Revolution in Rice / Jonna P. Estudillo, Keijiro Otsuka
  • The Possibility of a Rice Green Revolution in Large-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa / Yuko Nakano, Ibrahim Bamba, Aliou Diagne, Keijiro Otsuka, Kei Kajisa
  • The Declining Impacts of Climate on Crop Yields During the Green Revolution in India, 1972-2002 / Takuji Tsusaka, Keijiro Otsuka
  • The Impact of Technological Changes on Crop Yields in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1967-2004 / Takuji Tsusaka, Keijiro Otsuka
  • Prospects for Upland Rice and Maize Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Causes and Consequences of NERICA Adoption in Uganda / Yoko Kijima, Keijiro Otsuka
  • Impact of NERICA Adoption on Rice Yield: Evidence from West Africa / Aliou Diagne, Soul-Kifouly Gnonna Midingoyi, Florent M. Kinkingninhoun-Medagbe
  • Maize Revolutions in Sub-Saharan Africa / Melinda Smale, Derek Byerlee, Thom Jayne
  • Maize, Soil Fertility, and the Green Revolution in East Africa / Tomoya Matsumoto, Takashi Yamano
  • The Role of Fertilizer Markets and Fertilizer Application
  • Chemical Fertilizer, Organic Fertilizer, and Cereal Yields in India / Kei Kajisa, N. Venkatesa Palanichamy
  • The Demand for Fertilizer When Markets Are Incomplete: Evidence from Ethiopia / Daniel Zerfu Gurara, Donald F. Larson
  • Technology Adoption in Agriculture: Evidence from Experimental Intervention in Maize Production in Uganda / Tomoya Matsumoto, Takashi Yamano, Dick Sserunkuuma
  • Conclusion
  • Towards a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa / Keijiro Otsuka, Donald F. Larson.