Emerging technologies to benefit farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia / / 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 Academies

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.16
• Soggetto topico: Agricultural innovations - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Agricultural innovations - South Asia; Agricultural productivity - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Agricultural productivity - South Asia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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""
• Titolo autorizzato: Emerging technologies to benefit farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
• ISBN: 0-309-17776-6; 1-282-00808-0; 9786612008085; 0-309-12495-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826712603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II