1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454586703321

Titolo

Agribusiness and innovation systems in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Kurt Larsen, Ronald Kim, and Florian Theus, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington DC, : World Bank, c2009

ISBN

1-282-18403-2

1-282-15426-5

9786612184031

9786612154263

0-8213-7945-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Agriculture and Rural Development Series

Altri autori (Persone)

LarsenKurt <1957->

KimRonald <1964->

TheusFlorian <1980->

Disciplina

338.1096

Soggetti

Agriculture - Economic aspects - Africa

Agricultural industries - Africa

Agricultural innovations - Africa

Agriculture and state

Food supply - Economic aspects - Africa

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Value chains, innovation, and public policies in African agriculture : a synthesis of four country studies -- Ghana : cassava, cocoa, and poultry -- Kenya : maize, tomato, and dairy -- Tanzania : sunflower, cassava, and dairy -- Uganda : fish, bananas, and vegetables.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines how agricultural innovation arises in four African countries - Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda - through the lens of agribusiness, public policies, and specific value chains for food staples, high value products, and livestock. Determinants of innovation are not viewed individually but within the context of a complex agricultural innovation system involving many actors and interactions. The volume is based on qualitative interviews with agribusiness representatives that



were designed to shed light on their experiences on public policies that either enhances or impedes inn