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Africa's agricultural renaissance : from paradox to powerhouse / / Ayodele Odusola
| Africa's agricultural renaissance : from paradox to powerhouse / / Ayodele Odusola |
| Autore | Odusola Ayodele |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (508 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.1096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Africa
Agriculture and state - Africa |
| ISBN | 3-030-65748-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Part I: African Agriculture's Potential, Performance, Lessons, and Challenges -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2: Agriculture as the Fulcrum of Inclusive Development in Africa -- 2.1 Africa's Comparative Advantages in Agriculture -- 2.2 Agriculture and National Development -- 2.3 Why Invest in Agriculture for Africa? -- 2.3.1 Can Africa Avoid the Malthusian Trap? -- 2.4 Agriculture and the SDGs -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Africa's Agriculture Today: Performance, Challenges, and Its Political Economy -- 3.1 The Agricultural Sector Performance -- 3.1.1 An Overview -- 3.1.2 How Is Africa Performing on Agricultural Productivity? -- 3.1.3 What Is the Current Level of Fertilizer Utilization in Africa? -- 3.1.4 How Is Africa Faring on Agricultural Mechanization? -- 3.2 Challenges Facing the Agricultural Sector -- 3.2.1 Introduction -- 3.3 What Are the Impediments to Agricultural Transformation That Require Urgent Priority Actions? -- 3.3.1 Macroeconomic Misalignment -- 3.3.2 Limited Access to Finances -- 3.3.3 Urban Development Policy Bias Decapitalizes Agriculture -- 3.3.4 Limited Knowledge and Investment in Post-Harvest Loss Management -- 3.3.5 Limited Access to Agricultural Inputs -- 3.3.6 Inadequate Attention Given to Water-Soil-Productivity Linkage Through Rainfed Agriculture -- 3.3.7 Heavy Burden of Tariff Barriers, Non-Tariff Barriers, and Globalization -- 3.3.8 Climate and Ecological Changes Remain Serious Threats -- 3.3.9 Exclusion of Youth in the Design and Implementation of Agricultural Ecosystem Policies and Programmes Is a Serious Impediment -- 3.3.10 Agricultural Performance Lacks Inclusivity and Sustainability -- 3.3.11 Limited Access to Productive Agricultural Land.
3.3.12 Other Drivers of Deficient Performance in Africa's Agricultural Sector Abound -- 3.4 Political Economy Mechanisms of Agricultural Reforms -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Agriculture as the Engine of Economic Transformation and Inclusive Development: Theory, Practice, and Empirical Evidence -- Chapter 4: Agriculture as a Strategy to Operationalize Growth-Poverty-Inequality Nexus: Theory and Evidence -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Theoretical Perspectives -- 4.2.1 Traditional Versus Modern Sectors Approach -- 4.2.2 Classical Versus Non-Classical Approach -- 4.2.3 The Transmission Mechanism of Agriculture for Development -- 4.3 Evidence from Existing Studies -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Agriculture as a Powerhouse of Food Security and Economic Transformation in Africa -- 5.1 Context -- 5.2 Food Security in Africa -- 5.3 Drivers of Food Security in Africa -- 5.4 Tapping Agribusiness for Economic Transformation -- 5.4.1 Promoting Agrobusiness in Africa Is Sound Economics and Development Imperatives -- 5.4.2 The Potential of Agribusiness in Africa -- 5.4.3 What Must Be Done Differently to Unleash the Massive Potential of Agribusiness in Africa? -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Agriculture as a Powerhouse of Inclusive Development in Africa -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Emerging Evidence on Agriculture as a Potential Powerhouse in Africa -- 6.2.1 Agriculture's Impact on Employment -- 6.2.2 Agriculture's Impact on Inequality and Rural Poverty -- 6.2.3 Agriculture's Elasticity of Poverty and Income Inequality -- 6.2.4 The Role of Productivity -- 6.3 Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Case Studies on Agricultural Transformation from Africa, Asia, and Latin America -- Chapter 7: Introduction to Regional Case Studies -- 7.1 The Context -- 7.2 Regional Drivers of Agricultural Transformation -- 7.3 Conclusions. References -- Chapter 8: Case Studies from Africa -- 8.1 The Case of Ethiopia -- 8.1.1 Context -- 8.1.2 Setting the Pace for Agricultural Transformation -- 8.1.2.1 Progress in Increasing Access to Land -- 8.1.2.2 Trailblazing Agricultural Extension Services -- 8.1.2.3 Making Farming More Market-Oriented through a Commodity Exchange -- 8.1.2.4 Establishing Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency -- 8.1.2.5 Expanding Agribusiness -- 8.1.3 Critical Success Factors and Conclusions -- 8.2 The Case of Ghana -- 8.2.1 Context -- 8.2.2 Why is Ghana's Agriculture not Leading the Structural Economic Transformation Process? -- 8.2.2.1 Some Progress on Agricultural Transformation -- 8.2.2.2 Challenges Impeding Accelerated Progress -- 8.2.3 Some Policy Actions for Agricultural Transformation -- 8.2.4 Conclusions -- 8.3 The Case of Mauritius -- 8.3.1 Context -- 8.3.2 What Makes Mauritius' Structural Economic Transformation Unique? -- 8.3.3 Key Drivers of Progress -- 8.3.4 Emerging Challenges Requiring Urgent Attention -- 8.3.5 Conclusions -- 8.4 The Case of Morocco -- 8.4.1 Context -- 8.4.2 What Are the Factors Shaping the Agricultural Landscape and Transformation in Morocco? -- 8.4.3 Key Challenges Impeding Progress -- 8.4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Case Studies from Asia -- 9.1 The Case of China -- 9.1.1 Context -- 9.1.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 9.1.3 Lessons and Challenges -- 9.2 The Case of India -- 9.2.1 Context -- 9.2.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 9.2.3 Lessons and Challenges -- 9.3 The Case of the Republic of China (Taiwan) -- 9.3.1 Context -- 9.3.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 9.3.3 Lessons and Challenges -- 9.4 The Case of South Korea -- 9.4.1 Context -- 9.4.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 9.4.3 Lessons and Challenges -- References. Chapter 10: Case Studies from Latin America -- 10.1 The Case of Argentina -- 10.1.1 Context and Overview of Structural Economic Transformation -- 10.1.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 10.1.2.1 Enforcement of Agricultural Regulations and Rural Landownership -- 10.1.2.2 Technology Adoption and Diffusion -- 10.1.2.3 Stronger Collective Institutions -- 10.1.2.4 Liberalization of Agricultural Policy -- 10.1.3 Lessons and Challenges -- 10.2 The Case of Brazil -- 10.2.1 The Context -- 10.2.2 Overview of Brazil's Structural Economic Transformation -- 10.2.3 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 10.2.3.1 Evidence-based Integrated Agricultural Plans, Policies, and Programmes -- 10.2.3.2 Implementation of a Dynamic Rural Credit Scheme -- 10.2.3.3 Strong Agricultural Extension, Research, and Technological Capacities -- 10.2.3.4 The Price Support Programme -- 10.2.3.5 Sustainable Agricultural Practice -- 10.2.3.6 Strong Partnership and Competitive Trade Policies -- 10.2.4 Lessons and Challenges -- 10.3 The Case of Costa Rica -- 10.3.1 Context and Overview of Structural Economic Transformation -- 10.3.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 10.3.3 Key Lessons and Challenges -- References -- Part IV: Towards an Agricultural Powerhouse in Africa -- Chapter 11: Policies and Programmes for an Agricultural Powerhouse in Africa -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Leveraging the Power of Political Economy of the Agricultural Sector -- 11.3 Prioritizing Transformation of Small-Scale Farmers -- 11.4 Accelerating Agricultural Productivity as the Game Changer -- 11.5 Strengthening Special Agricultural Zones or Corridors -- 11.6 Making Agricultural Transformation Mutually Reinforcing to Environmental Sustainability -- 11.7 Making Agriculture a Strategy for Entrepreneurial Transformation for Youth. 11.8 Taking Agriculture to the Next Level Through Digitalization in Africa -- 11.9 Strong Stakeholders Partnership and Collaboration -- 11.10 Integrated Partnerships Across National, Regional, and Global Actors -- 11.10.1 The National-level Actions -- 11.10.2 The Continental-Level Actions -- 11.10.3 The Global-Level Actions -- 11.11 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12: Conclusions -- 12.1 Using Africa's Agricultural Renaissance to Turn Paradox to Powerhouse -- 12.2 Key Findings and Policy Messages -- 12.3 A Home-Grown Paradigm Shift to Propel Agricultural Powerhouse -- 12.4 Conclusions -- References -- Annexes -- Annex A: Bilateral Relationships between Sustainable Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- Annex B: Model Specification and Data Description -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910488711103321 |
Odusola Ayodele
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African journal of food, agriculture, nutrition, and development
| African journal of food, agriculture, nutrition, and development |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Nairobi, Kenya : , : Rural Outreach Program, , 2003- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Nutrition - Africa
Food supply - Africa Nutrition policy - Africa Agriculture - Africa Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Food Supply Public Policy nutrition public policy nutrition physiology agricultural industry Agriculture Food supply Nutrition Nutrition policy Agricultural industry Food/cooking/nutrition Health |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Internet resource Periodicals. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Agricultural industry - Food/cooking/nutrition - Health |
| ISSN | 1684-5374 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | AJFAND |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996199634603316 |
| Nairobi, Kenya : , : Rural Outreach Program, , 2003- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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African journal of food, agriculture, nutrition, and development
| African journal of food, agriculture, nutrition, and development |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Nairobi, Kenya : , : Rural Outreach Program, , 2003- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Nutrition - Africa
Food supply - Africa Nutrition policy - Africa Agriculture - Africa Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Food Supply Public Policy nutrition public policy nutrition physiology agricultural industry Agriculture Food supply Nutrition Nutrition policy Agricultural industry Food/cooking/nutrition Health |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Internet resource Periodicals. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Agricultural industry - Food/cooking/nutrition - Health |
| ISSN | 1684-5374 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | AJFAND |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910146914303321 |
| Nairobi, Kenya : , : Rural Outreach Program, , 2003- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agriculture urbaine en Afrique de l'ouest [[electronic resource] ] : une contribution à la sécurité alimentaire et à l'assainissement des villes / / sous la direction de Olanrewaju B. Smith = Urban agriculture in West Africa : contributing to food security and urban sanitation / edited by Olanrewaju B. Smith
| Agriculture urbaine en Afrique de l'ouest [[electronic resource] ] : une contribution à la sécurité alimentaire et à l'assainissement des villes / / sous la direction de Olanrewaju B. Smith = Urban agriculture in West Africa : contributing to food security and urban sanitation / edited by Olanrewaju B. Smith |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa, : Centre de recherches pour le développement international = International Development Research Centre, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | xix, 210 p. : ill., maps ; ; 25 cm |
| Disciplina | 307.1/13 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Africa
Urban agriculture - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-84982-7
9786610849826 1-55250-261-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451026203321 |
| Ottawa, : Centre de recherches pour le développement international = International Development Research Centre, 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agriculture urbaine en Afrique de l'ouest [[electronic resource] ] : une contribution à la sécurité alimentaire et à l'assainissement des villes / / sous la direction de Olanrewaju B. Smith = Urban agriculture in West Africa : contributing to food security and urban sanitation / edited by Olanrewaju B. Smith
| Agriculture urbaine en Afrique de l'ouest [[electronic resource] ] : une contribution à la sécurité alimentaire et à l'assainissement des villes / / sous la direction de Olanrewaju B. Smith = Urban agriculture in West Africa : contributing to food security and urban sanitation / edited by Olanrewaju B. Smith |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa, : Centre de recherches pour le développement international = International Development Research Centre, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | xix, 210 p. : ill., maps ; ; 25 cm |
| Disciplina | 307.1/13 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Africa
Urban agriculture - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-280-84982-7
9786610849826 1-55250-261-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784223503321 |
| Ottawa, : Centre de recherches pour le développement international = International Development Research Centre, 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agriculture urbaine en Afrique de l'ouest [[electronic resource] ] : une contribution à la sécurité alimentaire et à l'assainissement des villes / / sous la direction de Olanrewaju B. Smith = Urban agriculture in West Africa : contributing to food security and urban sanitation / edited by Olanrewaju B. Smith
| Agriculture urbaine en Afrique de l'ouest [[electronic resource] ] : une contribution à la sécurité alimentaire et à l'assainissement des villes / / sous la direction de Olanrewaju B. Smith = Urban agriculture in West Africa : contributing to food security and urban sanitation / edited by Olanrewaju B. Smith |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa, : Centre de recherches pour le développement international = International Development Research Centre, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | xix, 210 p. : ill., maps ; ; 25 cm |
| Disciplina | 307.1/13 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Africa
Urban agriculture - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-280-84982-7
9786610849826 1-55250-261-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815178603321 |
| Ottawa, : Centre de recherches pour le développement international = International Development Research Centre, 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alimentazione, cultura e società in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : crisi globali, risorse locali / / Valerio Bini, Martina Vitale Ney (eds.)
| Alimentazione, cultura e società in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : crisi globali, risorse locali / / Valerio Bini, Martina Vitale Ney (eds.) |
| Autore | Martina Vitale Ney |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ledizioni, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Collana | Di/segni |
| Soggetto topico |
Food industry and trade - Social aspects - Africa
Food - Economic aspects - Africa Agriculture - Africa Agricultural Economics Business & Economics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
cultura
società Africa Alimentazione |
| ISBN | 88-5526-032-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Nota di contenuto | Presentazione --Introduzione --Parte prima: culture alimentari e società --Parte seconda: politiche del cibo. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136407903321 |
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Martina Vitale Ney
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| Ledizioni, 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Children's work in African agriculture : the harmful and the harmless / / edited by James Sumberg and Rachel Sabates-Wheeler ; with a foreword by Michael Bourdillon
| Children's work in African agriculture : the harmful and the harmless / / edited by James Sumberg and Rachel Sabates-Wheeler ; with a foreword by Michael Bourdillon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bristol : , : Bristol University Press, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.1096 |
| Soggetto topico | Agriculture - Africa |
| ISBN | 1-5292-2607-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword - Michael Bourdillon -- 1. Children's Work in African Agriculture: Introduction - Rachel Sabates-Wheeler and James Sumberg -- 2. Theorising 'Harm' in Relation to Children's Work - Roy Maconachie, Neil Howard and Rosilin Bock -- 3. Understanding Children's Harmful Work: The Methodological Landscape - Keetie Roelen, Inka Barnett, Vicky Johnson, Tessa Lewin, Dorte Thorsen and Giel Ton -- 4. Education and Work: Children's Lives in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa - Máiréad Dunne, Sara Humphreys and Carolina Szyp -- 5. Disabled Children and Work - Mary Wickenden -- 6. Value Chain Governance and Children's Work in Agriculture - Giel Ton, Jodie Thorpe, Irene S. Egyir and Carolina Szyp -- 7. Blurred Definitions and Imprecise Indicators: Rethinking Social Assistance for Children's Work - Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Keetie Roelen, Becky Mitchell and Amy Warmington -- 8. Children's Work in Ghana: Policies and Politics - Samuel Okyere, Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah, Felix Asante and Thomas Yeboah -- 9. Children's Work in Shallot Production on the Keta Peninsula, South-Eastern Ghana - Thomas Yeboah and Irene Egyir -- 10. Children's Work in West African Cocoa Production: Drivers, Contestations and Critical Reflections - Dorte Thorsen and Roy Maconachie -- 11. Children's Harmful Work in Ghana's Lake Volta Fisheries: Beyond Discourses of Child Trafficking - Imogen Bellwood-Howard and Abdulai Abubakari -- 12. Children's Work in African Agriculture: Ways Forward - James Sumberg and Rachel Sabates-Wheeler. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910719791203321 |
| Bristol : , : Bristol University Press, , 2023 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Digging deeper : inside Africa's agricultural, food and nutrition dynamics / / edited by Akinyinka Akinyoade [and three others] ; contributors, Sheu-Usman Akanbi [and nineteen others]
| Digging deeper : inside Africa's agricultural, food and nutrition dynamics / / edited by Akinyinka Akinyoade [and three others] ; contributors, Sheu-Usman Akanbi [and nineteen others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6096 |
| Collana | African Dynamics |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural productivity - Africa
Food security - Africa Food consumption - Africa Agriculture - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-04-28269-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Akinyinka Akinyoade , Wijnand Klaver , Sebastiaan Soeters and Dick Foeken -- Introduction / Akinyinka Akinyoade , Ton Dietz , Dick Foeken and Wijnand Klaver -- Mapping the Food Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa / Lia van Wesenbeeck -- Agricultural Pockets of Effectiveness in Africa: A Comparative Inventory of Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda since 2000 / Jean-François Courtine -- Food Production and Consumption in Relation to Food Insecurity and Undernutrition in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda / Wijnand Klaver -- Dairy Clustering in Kenya / Diederik de Boer and Jackson Langat -- Biofuel Feedstock Production in Ethiopia: Status, Challenges and Contributions / Maru Shete and Marcel Rutten -- Local Careers and Mixed Fortunes in Africa’s Globalizing Food Exports: The Case of Nile Perch from Lake Victoria, Uganda / Joost Beuving -- Pressures and Incentives: Urban Growth and Food Production at Tamale’s Rural-Urban Interface / Sebastiaan Soeters -- The Dynamics of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture / Diana Lee-Smith -- From Suitcase Farmers to Telephone Farmers: Agriculture and Diversified Livelihoods among Urban Professionals / Melle Leenstra -- National Agricultural Research Systems in Africa / Olubunmi Abayomi Omotesho and Abraham Falola -- Contributions of Small- and Large-Scale Farms and Foreign and Local Investments to Agricultural Growth: The Nigerian Example / Sheu-Usman Akanbi and Akinyinka Akinyoade -- Loss and Damage from Droughts and Floods in Rural Africa / Kees van der Geest and Koko Warner -- Agriculture and Nutrition: Linkages and Complementarities / Inge D. Brouwer -- Appendix A: Selected Statistics of Major World Regions and Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa / Akinyinka Akinyoade , Wijnand Klaver , Sebastiaan Soeters and Dick Foeken -- Appendix B: Fifty Years of Agricultural and Food Dynamics in Africa – Statistical Data / Akinyinka Akinyoade , Wijnand Klaver , Sebastiaan Soeters and Dick Foeken. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467154203321 |
| Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Digging deeper : inside Africa's agricultural, food and nutrition dynamics / / edited by Akinyinka Akinyoade [and three others] ; contributors, Sheu-Usman Akanbi [and nineteen others]
| Digging deeper : inside Africa's agricultural, food and nutrition dynamics / / edited by Akinyinka Akinyoade [and three others] ; contributors, Sheu-Usman Akanbi [and nineteen others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6096 |
| Collana | African Dynamics |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural productivity - Africa
Food security - Africa Food consumption - Africa Agriculture - Africa |
| ISBN | 90-04-28269-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Akinyinka Akinyoade , Wijnand Klaver , Sebastiaan Soeters and Dick Foeken -- Introduction / Akinyinka Akinyoade , Ton Dietz , Dick Foeken and Wijnand Klaver -- Mapping the Food Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa / Lia van Wesenbeeck -- Agricultural Pockets of Effectiveness in Africa: A Comparative Inventory of Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda since 2000 / Jean-François Courtine -- Food Production and Consumption in Relation to Food Insecurity and Undernutrition in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda / Wijnand Klaver -- Dairy Clustering in Kenya / Diederik de Boer and Jackson Langat -- Biofuel Feedstock Production in Ethiopia: Status, Challenges and Contributions / Maru Shete and Marcel Rutten -- Local Careers and Mixed Fortunes in Africa’s Globalizing Food Exports: The Case of Nile Perch from Lake Victoria, Uganda / Joost Beuving -- Pressures and Incentives: Urban Growth and Food Production at Tamale’s Rural-Urban Interface / Sebastiaan Soeters -- The Dynamics of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture / Diana Lee-Smith -- From Suitcase Farmers to Telephone Farmers: Agriculture and Diversified Livelihoods among Urban Professionals / Melle Leenstra -- National Agricultural Research Systems in Africa / Olubunmi Abayomi Omotesho and Abraham Falola -- Contributions of Small- and Large-Scale Farms and Foreign and Local Investments to Agricultural Growth: The Nigerian Example / Sheu-Usman Akanbi and Akinyinka Akinyoade -- Loss and Damage from Droughts and Floods in Rural Africa / Kees van der Geest and Koko Warner -- Agriculture and Nutrition: Linkages and Complementarities / Inge D. Brouwer -- Appendix A: Selected Statistics of Major World Regions and Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa / Akinyinka Akinyoade , Wijnand Klaver , Sebastiaan Soeters and Dick Foeken -- Appendix B: Fifty Years of Agricultural and Food Dynamics in Africa – Statistical Data / Akinyinka Akinyoade , Wijnand Klaver , Sebastiaan Soeters and Dick Foeken. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796478603321 |
| Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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