African Smallholders ：Food Crops, Markets and Policy

Publication subTitle ：Food Crops, Markets and Policy

Author： Djurfeldt   G.; Aryeetey   E.; Isinika   A.  

Publisher： CABI Publishing‎

Publication year： 2010

E-ISBN: 9781845937171

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781845937164

Subject： F3 Agricultural Economy

Keyword： Agriculture and Related Industries Technology Agriculture General

Language： ENG

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Description

Poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is predominantly a rural and agricultural phenomenon. The large majority of all poor are farmers and herders, therefore as long as the poor remain smallholders, alleviation of poverty remains an agricultural task. African Smallholders documents the farm-level effects of agricultural policies, focusing on a variety of themes including micro-credit, infrastructure, cash crop production and food security. To deepen our understanding of agricultural development it discusses staple food production in sub-Saharan Africa and its response to changing geo-political, macro-economic and agricultural policy. It is a useful resource for all those researching or involved with food security, agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa.

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1 Introduction

2 African Agriculture: from Crisis to Development?

3 The Millennium Goals, the State and Macro-level Performance – an Overview

4 Smallholders Caught in Poverty – Flickering Signs of Agricultural Dynamism

5 A New Era for Sub-Saharan African Agriculture? Changing Drivers of Maize Production

6 Maize Remittances, Market Participation and Consumption among Smallholders in Africa

7 Meeting the Financial Needs of Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia

8 Agricultural Diversification, Food Self-sufficiency and Food Security in Ghana – the Role of Infrastructure and Institutions

9 Conditions for Achieving Sustained Agricultural Intensification in Africa: Evidence from Kenya

10 The Fertilizer Support Programme and the Millennium Development Challenge in Zambia: Is Government a Problem Solution?

11 Has the Nigerian Green Revolution Veered Off Track?

12 Addressing Food Self-sufficiency in Tanzania: a Balancing Act of Policy Coordination

13 Focusing on the Majority – Rethinking Agricultural Development in Mozambique

14 Conclusions: What Direction for the Future of African Agriculture?

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