LEADER 05465nam 22006375 450 001 9910255057603321 005 20200704014148.0 010 $a4-431-55693-1 024 7 $a10.1007/978-4-431-55693-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000532739 035 $a(EBL)4107771 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001674963 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16483856 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001674963 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15019256 035 $a(PQKB)11767530 035 $a(DE-He213)978-4-431-55693-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4107771 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000532739 100 $a20151124d2016 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIn Pursuit of an African Green Revolution $eViews from Rice and Maize Farmers' Fields /$fedited by Keijiro Otsuka, Donald F. Larson 205 $a1st ed. 2016. 210 1$aTokyo :$cSpringer Japan :$cImprint: Springer,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (229 p.) 225 1 $aNatural Resource Management and Policy,$x0929-127X ;$v48 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a4-431-55692-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1  Introduction: Why an African Green Revolution is Needed and Why It Must Include Small Farms (Larson and Otsuka) -- 2  On the Determinants of Low Productivity of Rice Farming in Mozambique: Pathways to Intensification (Kajisa) -- 3  On the Possibility of Rice Green Revolution in Irrigated and Rainfed Areas in Tanzania: An Assessment of Management Training and Credit Programs (Nakano, Kajisa, and Otsuka) -- 4  On the Possibility of Rice Green Revolution in Rainfed Areas in Uganda: Impact Evaluation of a Management Training Program and Guidebook Distribution (Kijima) -- 5  On the Possibility of Rice Green Revolution in Rainfed Areas in Northern Ghana: An Assessment of a Management Training Program (deGraft-Johnson, Suzuki, Sakurai, and Otsuka) -- 6  On the Determinants of High Productivity in Rice Farming in Irrigated Areas in Senegal: Efficiency of Large-Scale vs. Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes (Sakurai) -- 7  On the Possibility of Maize Green Revolution in Highlands of Kenya: An Assessment of Emerging Intensive Farming Systems (Muraoka, Matsumoto, Jin, and Otsuka) -- 8  On the Determinants of Low Productivity in Maize Farming in Uganda: The Role of Markets, Fertilizer Use and Gender (Larson, Savastano, Murray, and Palacios-López) -- 9  Conclusions: Strategies towards a Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa (Otsuka and Larson). 330 $aThis book explores recent experiences in the effort to bring about a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The chapters focus on rice and maize, which are promising and strategic smallholder crops. Significantly, we find that an African Rice Revolution has already begun in many irrigated areas, using Asian-type modern varieties, chemical fertilizer, and improved management practices. Further, we find that the same technological package significantly increases the productivity and profitability of rice farming in rainfed areas as well. We also find evidence that that management training, when done well, can boost productivity on smallholder farms. This suggests that African governments can accelerate the pace of Africa?s Rice Revolution by strengthening extension capacity.   The story for maize is wholly different, where most farmers use local varieties, apply little chemical fertilizer, and obtain very low yields. However, in the highly populated highlands of Kenya, a number of farmers have adopted high-yielding hybrid maize varieties and chemical fertilizer, as was the case in  the Asian Green Revolution, apply manure produced by stall-fed cows, as was the case during the British Agricultural Revolution, and keep improved cows or cross-breeds from European cows and local stock, as was the case of the Indian White Revolution. We conclude that while rice in Africa has benefited from an Asian Green Revolution strategy that emphasizes modern seeds, inputs, and focused knowledge transfers, the success of Africa?s Maize Revolution will require a different system approach based on hybrid maize, chemical and organic fertilizers, and stall-fed cross-bred cows. 410 0$aNatural Resource Management and Policy,$x0929-127X ;$v48 606 $aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects 606 $aDevelopment economics 606 $aInternational economic relations 606 $aAgricultural Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W47000 606 $aDevelopment Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W42000 606 $aInternational Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W33000 607 $aAfrica$2fast 615 0$aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aDevelopment economics. 615 0$aInternational economic relations. 615 14$aAgricultural Economics. 615 24$aDevelopment Economics. 615 24$aInternational Economics. 676 $a330 702 $aOtsuka$b Keijiro$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aLarson$b Donald F$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910255057603321 996 $aIn Pursuit of an African Green Revolution$91997379 997 $aUNINA