The unholy cross: Profitability and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Africa south of the Sahara
Chapter 8 uses information from several SSA countries to revisit the long-standing problem of practices that demonstrably show both on-farm and off-farm benefits that outweigh investment costs, yet scarcely get adopted. This is clearly a problem that affects CSA as well.
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2017
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| author | Nkonya, Ephraim M. Koo, Jawoo |
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| description | Chapter 8 uses information from several SSA countries to revisit the long-standing problem of practices that demonstrably show both on-farm and off-farm benefits that outweigh investment costs, yet scarcely get adopted. This is clearly a problem that affects CSA as well. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1485042025-11-06T04:15:12Z The unholy cross: Profitability and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Africa south of the Sahara Nkonya, Ephraim M. Koo, Jawoo profitability agricultural sector sustainable development goals agricultural extension agricultural policies sustainable livelihoods diffusion of research smallholders nutrition innovation adoption climate change mitigation climate change adaptation agricultural development food security agricultural productivity integrated soil fertility management climate-smart agriculture climate change Chapter 8 uses information from several SSA countries to revisit the long-standing problem of practices that demonstrably show both on-farm and off-farm benefits that outweigh investment costs, yet scarcely get adopted. This is clearly a problem that affects CSA as well. 2017 2024-06-21T09:24:52Z 2024-06-21T09:24:52Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148504 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nkonya, Ephraim M.; and Koo, Jawoo. 2017. The unholy cross: Profitability and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Africa south of the Sahara. In A thriving agricultural sector in a changing climate: Meeting Malabo Declaration goals through climate-smart agriculture, eds. Alessandro De Pinto and John M. Ulimwengu. Chapter 8, pp. 103-113. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292949_08. |
| spellingShingle | profitability agricultural sector sustainable development goals agricultural extension agricultural policies sustainable livelihoods diffusion of research smallholders nutrition innovation adoption climate change mitigation climate change adaptation agricultural development food security agricultural productivity integrated soil fertility management climate-smart agriculture climate change Nkonya, Ephraim M. Koo, Jawoo The unholy cross: Profitability and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title | The unholy cross: Profitability and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title_full | The unholy cross: Profitability and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title_fullStr | The unholy cross: Profitability and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title_full_unstemmed | The unholy cross: Profitability and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title_short | The unholy cross: Profitability and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title_sort | unholy cross profitability and adoption of climate smart agriculture practices in africa south of the sahara |
| topic | profitability agricultural sector sustainable development goals agricultural extension agricultural policies sustainable livelihoods diffusion of research smallholders nutrition innovation adoption climate change mitigation climate change adaptation agricultural development food security agricultural productivity integrated soil fertility management climate-smart agriculture climate change |
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