Green revolution in Ghana: Looking for the key under the lamp post

With renewed interest in technical change and productivity growth in the African agricultural sector, interest is growing in the lessons of Asia’s Green Revolution and in the implementation of input promotion and subsidies to promote agricultural growth. While there are several valid reasons for see...

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Autores principales: Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, McBride, Linden
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153407
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description With renewed interest in technical change and productivity growth in the African agricultural sector, interest is growing in the lessons of Asia’s Green Revolution and in the implementation of input promotion and subsidies to promote agricultural growth. While there are several valid reasons for seeking a model for African agricultural productivity growth from the Asian Green Revolution, the abundance of natural resources in Africa compared to Asia means that the Asian lessons might have limited application across Africa.
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spelling CGSpace1534072025-11-06T04:42:24Z Green revolution in Ghana: Looking for the key under the lamp post Nin-Pratt, Alejandro McBride, Linden green revolution land use fertilizers With renewed interest in technical change and productivity growth in the African agricultural sector, interest is growing in the lessons of Asia’s Green Revolution and in the implementation of input promotion and subsidies to promote agricultural growth. While there are several valid reasons for seeking a model for African agricultural productivity growth from the Asian Green Revolution, the abundance of natural resources in Africa compared to Asia means that the Asian lessons might have limited application across Africa. 2013 2024-10-01T13:56:06Z 2024-10-01T13:56:06Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153407 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nin-Pratt, Alejandro; McBride, Linden 2013. Green revolution in Ghana: Looking for the key under the lamp post. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153407
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Nin-Pratt, Alejandro
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Green revolution in Ghana: Looking for the key under the lamp post
title Green revolution in Ghana: Looking for the key under the lamp post
title_full Green revolution in Ghana: Looking for the key under the lamp post
title_fullStr Green revolution in Ghana: Looking for the key under the lamp post
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title_short Green revolution in Ghana: Looking for the key under the lamp post
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