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Agriculture; Africa

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  • Ethics in Agricultureby Alvin Niekerk

    Springer 2005; US$ 149.00

    Agriculture is the lifeblood of the majority of people in Africa. It is not just a provider of food, it is a way of life for rural people. Whilst subsistence farming is the most practiced form of agriculture, there are many parts of Africa where agriculture is highly developed and progressive. In many instances it is the very diversity of agricultural practices that raises complex problems and issues. These issues often manifest themselves in ways that create ethical dilemmas for farmers, policy-makers, academics, politicians and the general lay-person. In particular, the role of biotechnology in African agriculture has become a contentious issue. Some people hold the view that biotechnology will solve the food shortages experienced in many... more...

  • Developpement durable de l'agriculture urbaine en Afrique francophoneby Olanrewaju B. Smith; Paule Moustier; Luc. J.A. Mougeot; Abdou Fall

    Centre de recherches pour le développement international 2006; US$ 30.00

    Les pays en développement vont connaître dans les années à venir une explosion démographique, qui sera particulièrement sensible dans les villes. La production alimentaire devra doubler dans les trente prochaines années et, parallèlement, la production de déchets et d?effluents sera multipliée par quatre. L'agriculture urbaine, qui utilise les ressources de la ville et approvisionne ses marchés, peut apporter des réponses à ces défis alimentaires et écologiques. Mais elle est souvent négligée par les chercheurs comme par les responsables locaux, qui se trouvent démunis fac à son caractère dynamique et informel. C?est sur la base de ce constat que cet ouvrage a été conçu. Il vise à diffuser auprès des chercheurs et des praticiens du développement... more...

  • Trees on the Farmby S. Franzel; S.J. Scherr

    CAB International 2001; US$ 90.00

    This title assesses the adoption of selected agroforestry practices developed with African farmers, describing methods, and drawing out the implications for research, development, and policy. more...

  • Natural Resources Management in African Agricultureby C.B. Barrett; F. Place; A.A. Aboud

    CAB International 2002; US$ 120.00

    This text consists of selected, edited and revised papers from a workshop held at ICRAF in July 2000. It synthesizes existing information on the adoption of natural resource management investments and strategies for agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. more...

  • Biological Control in IPM Systems in Africaby P. Neuenschwander; C. Borgemeister; J. Langewald

    CAB International 2003; US$ 155.00

    Biological control has made a major contribution to integrated pest management (IPM) in Africa, but its documentation has often been under-reported. This book provides a review of the most important studies. The focus is on arthropod pests and weeds, but diseases are covered where significant. more...

  • Impact of Science on African Agriculture and Food Securityby P. Anandajayasekeram; M. Rukani; S. Babu

    CABI 2007; US$ 150.00

    The need for agricultural research resources in the developing world cannot be underestimated, but the availability of such resources is often poor. This book explores the importance of impact assessment studies in Africa, and assembles evidence to pave the way for investment in agricultural research all over the developing world. more...

  • Climate Change and Agriculture in Africaby Ariel Dinar; Rashid Hassan; Robert Mendelsohn; James Benhin

    Earthscan 2008; US$ 97.50

    This is a well researched, thorough and impressive work on climate change and agriculture in Africa. I recommend it to students, researchers and practitioners working on climate change issues'. Jabavu Clifford Nkomo, senior programme specialist, IDRC. This landmark book encompasses a comprehensive assessment of the potential economic impacts of future climate change, and the value of adaptation measures in Africa for different zones, regions, countries and farm types. Researchers developed and applied multiple analytical procedures to assess quantitatively how climate affects current agricultural systems in Africa, enabling them to predict how these systems may be affected in the future by climate change under various global warming scenarios,... more...

  • Fertilizer Use in African Agricultureby Michael Morris

    World Bank Publications 2007; US$ 9.99

    Fertilizer use in Africa as compared to other developing regions has been limited. What types of policies and programs are needed to realize the potential benefits of fertilizer in African agriculture? This book summarizes key lessons learned from past efforts to promote fertilizer in Africa, provides an overview of the current state of knowledge concerning technical aspects of fertilizer use in Africa, and presents good practice guidelines for promoting sustainable increases in fertilizer use. more...

  • Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giantby Michael Morris

    World Bank Publications 2009; US$ 19.99

    Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant' explores the feasibility of restoring international competitiveness and growth in African agriculture through the identification of products and production systems that can underpin rapid development of a competitive commercial agriculture. Based on a careful examination of the factors that contributed to the successes achieved in Brazil and Thailand, as well as comparative analysis of evidence obtained through detailed case studies of three African countries—Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia—the authors argue that opportunities abound for farmers in Africa to regain international competitiveness, especially in light of projected stronger world markets for agricultural commodities over the... more...

  • Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Africaby Kym Anderson

    World Bank Publications 2009; US$ 29.99

    Comprehensive empirical studies of the disarray in world agricultural markets appeared approximately 20 years ago. Since then, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has provided estimates each year of market distortions in high-income countries, but there have been no comparable estimates for the world's developing countries. This volume is the third in a series that not only fills that void for recent years but extends the estimates in a consistent and comparable way back in time's and provides analytical narratives for scores of countries that shed light on the evolving nature and extent of policy interventions over the past half-century. This title provides an overview of the evolution of distortions to agricultural... more...