03080nam 2200625Ia 450 991045400340332120200520144314.01-282-00808-097866120080850-309-12495-6(CKB)1000000000755458(EBL)3378455(SSID)ssj0000145946(PQKBManifestationID)11158358(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000145946(PQKBWorkID)10202753(PQKB)10994458(MiAaPQ)EBC3378455(Au-PeEL)EBL3378455(CaPaEBR)ebr10280004(CaONFJC)MIL200808(OCoLC)923279909(EXLCZ)99100000000075545820080814d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEmerging technologies to benefit farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia[electronic resource] /Committee on a Study of Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Africa and South Asia, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National AcademiesWashington, D.C. National Academies Pressc20091 online resource (293 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-12494-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Constraints on Crop and Animal Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia""; ""3 Plant Improvement and Protection""; ""4 Water Resource Availability""; ""5 Technologies for Soil Improvement""; ""6 Technologies for Improving Animal Health and Production""; ""7 Emerging Technologies to Meet Local Energy Needs""; ""8 Priorities for Emerging Technologies""; ""Appendix A: Committee Statement of Task""""Appendix B: Biographic Sketches of Committee Members""""Appendix C: Responses from Sub-Saharan African and South Asian Scientists""; ""Appendix D: Contributors""; ""Appendix E: Recent Publications of the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources""Agricultural innovationsAfrica, Sub-SaharanAgricultural innovationsSouth AsiaAgricultural productivityAfrica, Sub-SaharanAgricultural productivitySouth AsiaElectronic books.Agricultural innovationsAgricultural innovationsAgricultural productivityAgricultural productivity338.16National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on a Study of Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Africa and South Asia.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454003403321Emerging technologies to benefit farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia2180353UNINA