The Economics of Agricultural Technology in Semiarid Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSanders, J. H.en
dc.contributor.authorShapiro, B. I.en
dc.contributor.authorRamaswamy, S.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialBurkina Fasoen
dc.coverage.spatialMalien
dc.coverage.spatialNigeren
dc.coverage.spatialSudanen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:55:18Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:55:18Zen
dc.date.issued1996en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractAn analysis is made of the past and potential performance of new agricultural technologies for sub-Saharan Africa, whilst focusing on four main problems: gauging the success of agricultural technology introduced into the region; identifying common patterns of technology successes or failures that lead to a new strategy for technology development; the strength of the strategy when compared with evolution of past experiences; and the role of public and private sectors in the introduction of new technologies. The majority of the fieldwork and subsequent modeling was undertaken in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Sudan. The 12 chapters are divided into five sections under the following headings: the framework; technology development for specific regions looking at new technologies, combining soil and water improvements and plant breeding; critical research and planning issues for technology development; alternative strategies for disease control and livestock development; and conclusions. (CAB Abstracts)en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier911en
dc.identifier.isbn0-8018-5139-4en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65805en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherBaltimore, MD.: John Hopkins University Pressen
dc.subjectRural developmenten
dc.subjectSoil conservationen
dc.subjectAdoption of innovationsen
dc.subjectLivestocken
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectSoil conservationen
dc.subjectPlant breedingen
dc.subjectWater conservationen
dc.subjectLivestock farmingen
dc.subjectAgricultural productionen
dc.subjectAgricultural developmenten
dc.subjectEconomicsen
dc.subjectRural developmenten
dc.subjectTechnology transferen
dc.subjectTechnical progressen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scale Field Scaleen
dc.titleThe Economics of Agricultural Technology in Semiarid Sub-Saharan Africaen
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