Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa

Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa

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This open access book seeks effective strategy to realize a rice Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa based on more than ten years of research team's inquiries into determinants and consequences of new technology adoption in rice farming in seven countries in this region. Rigorous statistical...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Otsuka, Keijiro (Editor), Mano, Yukichi (Editor), Takahashi, Kazushi (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
Series:Natural Resource Management and Policy, 56
Subjects:
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Economic development.
Development economics.
Agriculture.
Africa > Economic conditions.
Agricultural Economics.
Development Studies.
Development Economics.
African Economics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. The Rice Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa: Issues and opportunities
  • Chapter 2. The Role of Extension in the Green Revolution
  • Chapter 3. The Case of Cote d'Ivoire: Learning from Experts of Rice Farming Management and Peer Farmers about Rice Production
  • Chapter 4. The Case of Tanzania: Effectiveness of Management Training on Rice Framing and Farmer-to-Farmer Extension
  • Chapter 5. The Case of Uganda: Long-term and Spillover Effects of Rice Production Training
  • Chapter 6. The Case of Mozambique: The Importance of Management Training for Rice Farming in Rainfed Areas
  • Chapter 7. Intensification of Rice Farming: The Role of Mechanization and Irrigation
  • Chapter 8. Mechanization in Cote d'Ivoire: Impacts of Tractorization on Agricultural Intensification
  • Chapter 9. Mechanization in Tanzania: Impact of Tractorization on Intensification and Extensification of Rice Farming
  • Chapter 10. Irrigation in Kenya: Economic Viability of Large-scale Irrigation Construction
  • Chapter 11. Irrigation Scheme Size and its Relationship to Investment Return: The Case of Senegal River Valley
  • Chapter 12. Rice Milling in Kenya: An Inquiry into the Process of Upgrading Rice Milling Services
  • Chapter 13. Toward Quality Upgrading of Rice Production in SSA:Experimental Evidence from Northern Ghana
  • Chapter 14. Toward a Full-Fledged Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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