The new harvest : agricultural innovation in Africa / Calestous Juma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Juma, Calestous, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

Agricultural innovations--Economic aspects--Africa.

Agricultural innovations.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Africa.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Edition:

[Second edition].

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book argues, Africa can feed itself in a generation and can help contribute to global food security. To achieve this Africa has to define agriculture as a force in economic growth by advancing scientific and technological research, investing in infrastructure, fostering higher technical training, and creating regional markets.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword to the Second Edition""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Growing Economy""; ""2 Advances in Science, Technology, and Engineering""; ""3 Leapfrogging in Genetic Technologies""; ""4 Agricultural Innovation Systems""; ""5 Enabling Infrastructure""; ""6 Human Capacity""; ""7 Entrepreneurship""; ""8 Governing Innovation""; ""9 Plowing Ahead""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-023725-2

0-19-023726-0

0-19-023724-4