Agricultural research in Africa: Investing in future harvests

This book—prepared by Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI), which is led by IFPRI—offers a comprehensive perspective on the evolution, current status, and future goals of agricultural research and development in Africa, including analyses of the complex underlying issues and challen...

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Autores principales: Lynam, John K., Beintema, Nienke M., Roseboom, Johannes, Badiane, Ousmane
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145145
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author Lynam, John K.
Beintema, Nienke M.
Roseboom, Johannes
Badiane, Ousmane
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description This book—prepared by Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI), which is led by IFPRI—offers a comprehensive perspective on the evolution, current status, and future goals of agricultural research and development in Africa, including analyses of the complex underlying issues and challenges involved, as well as insights into how they might be overcome. Agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara is at a prospective tipping point. Growth has accelerated in the past decade, but is unsustainable given increasing use of finite resources. The yield gap in African agriculture is significant, and scenarios on feeding the world’s population into the future highlight the need for Africa to expand its agricultural production. Agricultural Research in Africa: Investing in Future Harvests discusses the need to shift to a growth path based on increased productivity—as in the rest of the developing world— which is essential if Africa is to increase rural incomes and compete in both domestic and international markets. Such a shift ultimately requires building on evolving improvements that collectively translate to deepening rural innovation capacity.
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spelling CGSpace1451452025-11-06T03:45:23Z Agricultural research in Africa: Investing in future harvests Lynam, John K. Beintema, Nienke M. Roseboom, Johannes Badiane, Ousmane agricultural research agricultural growth agricultural development economic growth poverty public expenditure public investment sciences This book—prepared by Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI), which is led by IFPRI—offers a comprehensive perspective on the evolution, current status, and future goals of agricultural research and development in Africa, including analyses of the complex underlying issues and challenges involved, as well as insights into how they might be overcome. Agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara is at a prospective tipping point. Growth has accelerated in the past decade, but is unsustainable given increasing use of finite resources. The yield gap in African agriculture is significant, and scenarios on feeding the world’s population into the future highlight the need for Africa to expand its agricultural production. Agricultural Research in Africa: Investing in Future Harvests discusses the need to shift to a growth path based on increased productivity—as in the rest of the developing world— which is essential if Africa is to increase rural incomes and compete in both domestic and international markets. Such a shift ultimately requires building on evolving improvements that collectively translate to deepening rural innovation capacity. 2016-08-16 2024-06-11T17:05:07Z 2024-06-11T17:05:07Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145145 en fr Open Access application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Lynam, John; Beintema, Nienke M.; Roseboom, Johannes; and Badiane, Ousmane, eds. 2016. Agricultural research in Africa: Investing in future harvests. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292123.
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Lynam, John K.
Beintema, Nienke M.
Roseboom, Johannes
Badiane, Ousmane
Agricultural research in Africa: Investing in future harvests
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poverty
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public investment
sciences
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