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OverviewThis 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Keijiro Otsuka , Donald F. LarsonPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 2013 ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 4.861kg ISBN: 9789401783682ISBN 10: 9401783683 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 29 January 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsContents:.- 1. An Overview .- Part I: Climate and the Transferability of Asian Green Revolution to Sub-Saharan Africa.- 2. Lessons from the Asian Green Revolution in Rice.- 3. The Possibility of a Rice Green Revolution in Large-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa.- 4. The Declining Impacts of Climate on Crop Yields during the Green Revolution in India, 1972-2002.- 5. The Impact of Technological Changes on Crop Yields in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1967 to 2004.- Part II: Prospects for Upland Rice and Maize Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa.- 6. Causes and Consequences of NERICA Adoption in Uganda.- 7. Impact of NERICA Adoption on Rice Yield: Evidence from West Africa.- 8. Maize Revolutions in Sub-Saharan Africa.- 9. Maize, Soil Fertility, Fertilizer, and the Green Revolution in East Africa.- Part III: The Role of Fertilizer Markets and Fertilizer Application.- 10. Chemical Fertilizer, Organic Fertilizer, and Cereal Yields in India.- 11. The Demand for Fertilizer when Markets are Incomplete: Evidence from Ethiopia.- 12. Technology Adoption in Agriculture: Evidence from Experimental Intervention in Maize Production in Uganda.- Part IV: Conclusion.- 13. Towards a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |