Assessing the impact of crop genetic improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: research context and highlights
Genetic improvement of planting material (in a broad sense) is an important component of agricultural growth for nations and regions in the process of economic development. Asia’s Green Revolutions in rice and wheat are perhaps the best-known examples of dramatic agricultural growth associated with...
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| Formato: | Brief |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2006
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160361 |
| Sumario: | Genetic improvement of planting material (in a broad sense) is an important component of agricultural growth for nations and regions in the process of economic development. Asia’s Green Revolutions in rice and wheat are perhaps the best-known examples of dramatic agricultural growth associated with crop genetic improvement. Most experts agree that no such seed-based revolution has occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa, despite frequent, though scattered, episodes of success. |
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