Strengthening agricultural research in Africa

The current decline in per capita food production in Africa signals an urgent need to revitalize agricultural research. Accomplishing such a task will require addressing many issues, including demand-led approaches, accountability, building of critical mass, avoidance of duplication, sustainable fin...

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Autor principal: Jones, Monty
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156009
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description The current decline in per capita food production in Africa signals an urgent need to revitalize agricultural research. Accomplishing such a task will require addressing many issues, including demand-led approaches, accountability, building of critical mass, avoidance of duplication, sustainable financing, and capacity strengthening. This brief cannot address all these issues; instead it focuses on generating common Africa-wide goals and priorities and on collaboration for maximum impact, suggesting approaches for consideration by those responsible for African agricultural research policy and implementation. -- from Text
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spelling CGSpace1560092025-01-10T06:35:35Z Strengthening agricultural research in Africa Jones, Monty sustainable agriculture agricultural research food production The current decline in per capita food production in Africa signals an urgent need to revitalize agricultural research. Accomplishing such a task will require addressing many issues, including demand-led approaches, accountability, building of critical mass, avoidance of duplication, sustainable financing, and capacity strengthening. This brief cannot address all these issues; instead it focuses on generating common Africa-wide goals and priorities and on collaboration for maximum impact, suggesting approaches for consideration by those responsible for African agricultural research policy and implementation. -- from Text 2004 2024-10-24T12:43:00Z 2024-10-24T12:43:00Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156009 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Jones, Monty. 2004. Strengthening agricultural research in Africa. 2020 Africa Conference Brief; Issue brief. 9; 25. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156009
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title Strengthening agricultural research in Africa
title_full Strengthening agricultural research in Africa
title_fullStr Strengthening agricultural research in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening agricultural research in Africa
title_short Strengthening agricultural research in Africa
title_sort strengthening agricultural research in africa
topic sustainable agriculture
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food production
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