03318nam 22007814a 450 991045458670332120200520144314.01-282-18403-21-282-15426-5978661218403197866121542630-8213-7945-3(CKB)1000000000786488(EBL)459565(OCoLC)507796538(SSID)ssj0000085268(PQKBManifestationID)12006929(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085268(PQKBWorkID)10008633(PQKB)10644062(MiAaPQ)EBC459565(MiAaPQ)EBC4978828(Au-PeEL)EBL459565(CaPaEBR)ebr10369865(CaONFJC)MIL218403(OCoLC)431320555(Au-PeEL)EBL4978828(CaONFJC)MIL215426(OCoLC)1027192052(EXLCZ)99100000000078648820090403d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAgribusiness and innovation systems in Africa[electronic resource] /Kurt Larsen, Ronald Kim, and Florian Theus, editorsWashington DC World Bankc20091 online resource (242 p.)Agriculture and Rural Development SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7944-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 innAgriculture and Rural Development SeriesAgricultureEconomic aspectsAfricaAgricultural industriesAfricaAgricultural innovationsAfricaAgriculture and stateFood supplyEconomic aspectsAfricaElectronic books.AgricultureEconomic aspectsAgricultural industriesAgricultural innovationsAgriculture and state.Food supplyEconomic aspects338.1096Larsen Kurt1957-1052625Kim Ronald1964-1052626Theus Florian1980-1052627MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454586703321Agribusiness and innovation systems in Africa2484043UNINA