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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Autor principal: Smale, Melinda
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160361
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description 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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spelling CGSpace1603612025-12-08T10:29:22Z Assessing the impact of crop genetic improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: research context and highlights Smale, Melinda assessment breeding methods crops 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. 2006 2024-11-21T09:50:35Z 2024-11-21T09:50:35Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160361 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute International Plant Genetic Resources Institute International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Smale, Melinda. Assessing the impact of crop genetic improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: research context and highlights. Research at a Glance Brief. 19. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI); Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160361
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Assessing the impact of crop genetic improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: research context and highlights
title Assessing the impact of crop genetic improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: research context and highlights
title_full Assessing the impact of crop genetic improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: research context and highlights
title_fullStr Assessing the impact of crop genetic improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: research context and highlights
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the impact of crop genetic improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: research context and highlights
title_short Assessing the impact of crop genetic improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: research context and highlights
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