05266nam a22005895i 4500 978-3-319-76222-7 DE-He213 20190116112949.0 cr nn 008mamaa 180601s2018 gw | s |||| 0|eng d 9783319762227 978-3-319-76222-7 10.1007/978-3-319-76222-7 doi HD1401-2210.2 TVB bicssc BUS070010 bisacsh TVB thema KNA thema 338.1 23 Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa [electronic resource] / edited by Abebe Shimeles, Audrey Verdier-Chouchane, Amadou Boly. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. XXVIII, 302 p. 25 illus., 19 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 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. Open Access 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 provides valuable insights for improved policy making and defines relevant strategic priorities on Africa’s sustainable transformation process, which is in line with the international development agenda. Although agriculture remains the main source of income for Africa’s population, the sector is rain-fed subjecting it to the vagaries of weather and climate change. This volume demonstrates the rationale of developing a competitive, inclusive and sustainable agribusiness sector for Africa’s food security and structural transformation. From the impact of Bioenergy crop adoption and Drought Index Insurance to Agro-Industrialization, this volume is important reading for individual researchers, academic associations and professional bodies interested in African agricultural development. Agricultural economics. Africa—Economic conditions. Environmental economics. Industrial organization. Economic policy. Development economics. Agricultural Economics. http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/W47000 African Economics. http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/W45020 Environmental Economics. http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/W48000 Industrial Organization. http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/W31010 R & D/Technology Policy. http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/W43000 Development Economics. http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/W42000 Shimeles, Abebe. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt Boly, Amadou. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt SpringerLink (Online service) Springer eBooks Printed edition: 9783319762210 Printed edition: 9783319762234 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76222-7 ZDB-2-ECF ZDB-2-SOB Economics and Finance (Springer-41170) 5388 5388