The transfer of agricultural technology and the development of small-scale farming in rural Africa: Case studies from Ghana, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia and South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorLado, C.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialGhanaen
dc.coverage.spatialSudanen
dc.coverage.spatialUgandaen
dc.coverage.spatialZambiaen
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:06:59Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:06:59Zen
dc.date.issued1998en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the situation of agricultural development in African countries, specifically cases in Ghana, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, and South Africa. The author asserts that inadequate institutional support and a lack of farmer involvement have contributed to low levels of improved technologies and technology adoption among small-scale farmers. The author also cites structural constraints and the process of agricultural development as significant components to consider in affecting the motivations and interactions of the groups involved. It is suggested that development programs will not be successful or meaningful to farmers until their knowledge, practices, and socio-economic positions are addressed.en
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dc.identifier4286en
dc.identifier.citationGeoJournal 45(3): 165-176en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006931320926en
dc.identifier.issn0343-2521en
dc.identifier.issn1572-9893en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68687en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishersen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 1998, Kluwer Academic Publishersen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectLocal knowledgeen
dc.subjectAgricultural technologiesen
dc.subjectDevelopmenten
dc.subjectIndigenous technical knowledgeen
dc.subjectRural africaen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleThe transfer of agricultural technology and the development of small-scale farming in rural Africa: Case studies from Ghana, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia and South Africaen
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