Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development / edited by Franz W. Gatzweiler, Joachim von Braun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gatzweiler, Franz W.

Contributor:

Gatzweiler, Franz W., Editor.

von Braun, Joachim., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Geography.

Management.

Industrial management.

Agricultural Economics.

Geography, general.

Innovation/Technology Management.

Local Subjects:

Agriculture.

Agricultural Economics.

Geography, general.

Innovation/Technology Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 435 p. 80 illus., 50 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

2016.

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The aim of the book is to present contributions in theory, policy and practice to the science and policy of sustainable intensification by means of technological and institutional innovations in agriculture. The research insights re from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The purpose of this book is to be a reference for students, scholars and practitioners inthe field of science and policy for understanding and identifying agricultural productivity growth potentials in marginalized areas.

Contents:

Foreword

1. Innovation for Marginalized Smallholder Farmers and Development: an Overview and Implications for Policy and Research

Part 1 Innovation for the Rural Poor: Theory, Trends and Impacts

2. Institutional and technological innovations in polycentric systems –pathways for escaping marginality

3. Innovations for Food and Nutrition Security: Impacts and Trends

4. Psychology of Innovation: Innovating human psychology?

5. An optimization model for technology adoption of marginalized smallholders

Part 2 Diversification of Agricultural Production and Income

6. The BRAC Approach to Small Farmers' Innovations

7. Agricultural Research and Extension Linkages in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

8. Transaction costs on the Ethiopian formal seed market and innovations for encouraging private sector investments

9. Agricultural Service Delivery Through Mobile Phone: Local innovations and Technological Opportunities in Kenya

10. Identification and Acceleration of Farmer Innovativeness in Upper East Ghana

11. Gender, social equity and innovations in smallholder farming systems: pitfalls and pathways

12. Assessing the Sustainability of Agricultural Technology Options for Poor Rural Farmers

13. Land Degradation and Sustainable Land Management Innovations in Central Asia

14. Biomass-based value web. A Novel Perspective for Emergng Bioeconomies in Sub-Saharan Africa

Part 3 Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture

15. Adoption of Stress-tolerant Rice Varieties in Bangladesh

16. More than cereal based cropping innovations for improving food and livelihood security of poor small holders in marginal areas of Bangladesh

17. Integrated Rice-fish Farming System in Bangladesh: An Ex-Ante Value Chain Evaluation Framework

18. Technologies for Maize, Wheat, Rice and Pulses in Marginal Districts of Odisha and Bihar

19. Technological Innovations for Smallholder Farmers in Ghana

20. Potential impacts of yield increasing crop technologies on poverty reduction in two districts of Ethiopia.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9783319257181

3319257188

OCLC:

940504702