Farmer innovation in Africa : a source of inspiration for agricultural development / edited by Chris Reij and Ann Waters-Bayer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reij, Chris, 1948-

Waters-Bayer, Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural innovations.

Agricultural productivity.

Farmers.

Physical Description:

xxii, 362 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications Ltd, 2001.

Summary:

Based on fieldwork and involving farmers, extension workers and researchers, this is an edited volume of studies of how farmers successfully experiment and innovate to increase productivity, often in adverse and resource-poor conditions. It covers a wide range of countries and varieties of farming and shows how successful and motivating an approach that builds on farmer innovation can be. It confirms the resourcefulness of the farmers themselves and provides an alternative to the conventional "transfer of technology" development paradigm -- one that recognizes the farmers themselves as the major resource.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1853838160

OCLC:

47271459