Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license What are the challenges and action points for agricultural sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa? This collection of papers offers technical analyses, policy recommendations and an overview of success stories to date. Each carefully selected paper pr...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Shimeles, Abebe (Editor), Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey (Editor), Boly, Amadou (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:	1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:	Agriculture > Economic aspects. Africa > Economic conditions. Environmental economics. Industrial organization. Economic development. Development economics. Agricultural Economics. African Economics. Environmental Economics. Industrial Organization. Economic Development, Innovation and Growth. Development Economics.
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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Understanding the Challenges of the Agriculture Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Part I - Improving Agricultural Productivity
Chapter 2: Improved Seeds and Agricultural Productivity of Family Farms in Cameroon
Chapter 3: Breaking the Traditional Trap: Assessing Drivers of Modern Technology Adoption by Smallholder Farmers in Hurungwe District, Zimbabwe
Chapter 4: Input Utilization and Agricultural Labour Productivity: A Gender Analysis
Chapter 5: Evaluation of Women's On-Farm Trial of Drought Tolerant Maize in Southern Guinea Savannah Agro-Ecological Zone of Nigeria
Chapter 6: Impact of Bioenergy Crop Adoption on Total Crop Incomes of Farmers in Northern Ghana: The Case of Jatropha Curcas
Part II - Addressing Climate Change Challenges
Chapter 7: Profitability in a Sustainable Agricultural Production System: An Approach by the Soil and Water Conservation
Chapter 8: Land Tenure and Communities' Vulnerability to Climate Shocks: Insights from the Niger Basin of Benin
Chapter 9: Impact of Drought Index Insurance on Supplemental Irrigation: A Randomized Controlled Trial Experimental Evidence in Northern Ghana
Part III - Promoting Agro-Industrialization
Chapter 10: Does the Development of the Agricultural Sector Affect the Manufacturing Sector?
Chapter 11: Transforming African Agriculture through Special Economic Zones: Opportunities and Challenges
Chapter 12: Global Value Chains and Upmarket of ECOWAS countries
Chapter 13: Enhancing the Resilience and Sustainability of the Agriculture Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

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