An African Green Revolution

Finding Ways to Boost Productivity on Small Farms

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Environmental, Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Industries
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Author: ISBN: 9789400757608
Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication: December 22, 2012
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9789400757608
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication: December 22, 2012
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

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.

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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.

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