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"Interested and well-meaning people in the United States wonder, 'What's the matter with Africa?' Robert Bates's book manages the difficult task of ... More

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Examines why West Africa's agriculture has been heavily geared toward export, yet the region is one of the world's poorest.

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Clear student text on theory and practice of economic decision making in tropical agriculture.

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The author joined Yowerri Museveni's rebel army in 1982, and was subsequently a member of the Constituent Assembly which produced Uganda's ... More

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African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book ... More

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"No condition is permanent," a popular West African slogan, expresses Sara S. Berry's theme: the obstacles to African agrarian development never stay ... More

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Covering more than the conventional food-only role of agriculture, the international contributors to Agriculture, Human Security, and Global Peace ... More

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This book contributes to the debate about the role of agriculture in poverty reduction by addressing three sets of questions: (1) Does investing in ... More

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"Published in cooperation with the United Nations University."

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Addressing the topic of hunger and food security in Western Africa, the contributing authors to this volume are anthropologists who seek to ... More

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The vast majority of the world s poorest households depend on farming for their livelihoods. During the 1960s and 1970s, most developing countries ... More

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Illustrated with 40 cases and examples, the Guide to Using Value Chain Approaches in Agribusiness and Agriculture provides the user with actionable ... More

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African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book ... More

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This book examines how agricultural innovation arises in four African countries ? Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda ? through the lens of ... More

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This book presents the key demographic, economic, and environmental challenges for agriculture in Africa and proposes courses of action for Africa to ... More

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Most researchers on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa have become pessimistic about future potential after observing the decline of food output per ... More

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The need for agricultural research resources in the developing world cannot be underestimated, but the availability of such resources is often poor ... More

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Based on highly topical international research in a high-priority area, this book documents the farm-level effects of the reorientation of ... More

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Agricultural Investment and Productivity provides a deep and systematic look at the opportunities for and constraints to investments in sustainable ... More

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