LEADER 03276nam 22007094a 450 001 9910454562203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-15418-4 010 $a1-282-18402-4 010 $a9786612184024 010 $a9786612154188 010 $a0-8213-7942-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000786480 035 $a(EBL)459605 035 $a(OCoLC)507796589 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000085492 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11981185 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085492 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10029511 035 $a(PQKB)10847945 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001417218 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11831942 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001417218 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11365784 035 $a(PQKB)11464198 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459605 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4978743 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459605 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10369828 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL218402 035 $a(OCoLC)463485348 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4978743 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL215418 035 $a(OCoLC)821625143 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000786480 100 $a20090323d2009 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAwakening Africa's sleeping giant$b[electronic resource] $eprospects for commercial agriculture in the Guinea Savannah zone and beyond 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank ;$aRome, Italy $cFAO $cCooperazione italiana allo sviluppo$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (236 p.) 225 1 $aDirections in development. Agriculture and rural development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7941-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroductions and objectives -- Past experience : Asia and Latin America vs. Sub-Saharan Africa -- Outlook for commercial agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Commodity-specific competitiveness analysis -- Factors affecting the competitiveness of African agriculture -- Potential social and environmental impacts of commercial agriculture -- Conclusions and recommendations : opportunities and challenges. 330 $aAwakening Africa's Sleeping Giant' explores the feasibility of restoring international competitiveness and growth in African agriculture through the identification of products and production systems that can underpin rapid development of a competitive commercial agriculture. Based on a careful examination of the factors that contributed to the successes achieved in Brazil and Thailand, as well as comparative analysis of evidence obtained through detailed case studies of three African countries-Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia-the authors argue that opportunities abound for farmers in Africa to 410 0$aDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).$pAgriculture and rural development. 606 $aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects$zGuinea 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects 676 $a338.1096652 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454562203321 996 $aAwakening Africa's sleeping giant$92456977 997 $aUNINA