Building a resilient and sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa /

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Meeting name:	African Economic Conference (2016 : Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria). author.
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Description:	1 online resource (xxviii, 302 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Sustainable agriculture -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Congresses. Agricultural productivity -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Congresses. Resilience (Ecology) -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Congresses. Sustainable agriculture. Resilience (Ecology) Agricultural productivity. Agriculture -- Economic aspects. Development economics. Economic policy. Environmental economics. Industrial organization. Sub-Saharan Africa. Electronic books. Congress Conference papers and proceedings. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11736750

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Other authors / contributors:	Abebe Shimeles, editor. Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey, 1973- editor. Boly, Amadou, editor.
ISBN:	9783319762227 3319762222 3319762214 9783319762210
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Summary:	This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license What are the challenges and action points for agricultural sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa? This collection of papers offers technical analyses, policy recommendations and an overview of success stories to date. Each carefully selected paper provides valuable insights for improved policy making and defines relevant strategic priorities on Africa's sustainable transformation process, which is in line with the international development agenda. Although agriculture remains the main source of income for Africa's population, the sector is rain-fed subjecting it to the vagaries of weather and climate change. This volume demonstrates the rationale of developing a competitive, inclusive and sustainable agribusiness sector for Africa's food security and structural transformation. From the impact of Bioenergy crop adoption and Drought Index Insurance to Agro-Industrialization, this volume is important reading for individual researchers, academic associations and professional bodies interested in African agricultural development.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319762210
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-76222-7

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Understanding the Challenges of the Agriculture Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Part I
Improving Agricultural Productivity
Chapter 2: Improved Seeds and Agricultural Productivity of Family Farms in Cameroon
Chapter 3: Breaking the Traditional Trap: Assessing Drivers of Modern Technology Adoption by Smallholder Farmers in Hurungwe District, Zimbabwe
Chapter 4: Input Utilization and Agricultural Labour Productivity: A Gender Analysis
Chapter 5: Evaluation of Women's On-Farm Trial of Drought Tolerant Maize in Southern Guinea Savannah Agro-Ecological Zone of Nigeria
Chapter 6: Impact of Bioenergy Crop Adoption on Total Crop Incomes of Farmers in Northern Ghana: The Case of Jatropha Curcas
Part II
Addressing Climate Change Challenges
Chapter 7: Profitability in a Sustainable Agricultural Production System: An Approach by the Soil and Water Conservation
Chapter 8: Land Tenure and Communities' Vulnerability to Climate Shocks: Insights from the Niger Basin of Benin
Chapter 9: Impact of Drought Index Insurance on Supplemental Irrigation: A Randomized Controlled Trial Experimental Evidence in Northern Ghana
Part III
Promoting Agro-Industrialization
Chapter 10: Does the Development of the Agricultural Sector Affect the Manufacturing Sector?
Chapter 11: Transforming African Agriculture through Special Economic Zones: Opportunities and Challenges
Chapter 12: Global Value Chains and Upmarket of ECOWAS countries
Chapter 13: Enhancing the Resilience and Sustainability of the Agriculture Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Building a resilient and sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa /

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