An African Green Revolution: Finding Ways to Boost Productivity on Small Farms (Natural Resource Management and Policy #48)

By: Keijiro Otsuka and Donald F. Larson

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9789400757608
Related ISBNs:: 9789400757592
Publisher:: Springer Netherlands
Date of Addition:: 08/03/18
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Technology, Politics and Government
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.