Why African rural development strategies must depend on small farms

DF Larson, R Muraoka, K Otsuka - Global Food Security, 2016 - Elsevier
Improving the productivity of smallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa offers the best chance
to reduce poverty among this generation of rural poor by building on the few resources …

A green revolution for sub-Saharan Africa: Past failures and future prospects

K Otsuka, R Muraoka - Journal of African Economies, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The continuing population growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has contributed to a decline
in cultivated area per farming population. Consequently, food insecurity is increasingly …

[PDF][PDF] Upscaling the productivity performance of the Agricultural Commercialization Cluster Initiative in Ethiopia

K Louhichi, U Temursho, L Colen… - JRC Science for Policy …, 2019 - researchgate.net
This report presents the results of an impact analysis of several scenarios related to the
Agricultural Commercialization Cluster Initiative introduced by the Government of Ethiopia …

[PDF][PDF] Rural development strategies and Africa's small farms

DF Larson, R Muraoka, K Otsuka - The Role of Smallholder Farms …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
Improving the productivity of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) offers the best
chance of reducing poverty among this generation of rural poor, by building on the few …

On the possibility of a maize green revolution in the highlands of Kenya: An assessment of emerging intensive farming systems

R Muraoka, T Matsumoto, S Jin, K Otsuka - In Pursuit of an African Green …, 2016 - Springer
As population pressure on land grows rapidly in Kenya, rural farmers have started to
intensify land use, which has led to the emergence of a new maize farming system. The new …

On the central role of small farms in African rural development strategies

DF Larson, R Muraoka, K Otsuka - World Bank Policy Research …, 2016 - papers.ssrn.com
Improving the productivity of smallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa offers the best chance
to reduce poverty among this generation of rural poor, by building on the limited resources …

[PDF][PDF] Transforming African agriculture by promoting improved technology and management practices

K Otsuka - African Transformation Report 2016, 2016 - jicari.repo.nii.ac.jp
Fundamental source of agricultural transformation is technological change or innovation,
which accompanies the introduction of modern agricultural technology and improved …

Conclusions: Strategies Towards a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa

K Otsuka, DF Larson - In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution: Views …, 2016 - Springer
Observing clear upward trend in rice yield in SSA, this volume attempted to explore whether
Green Revolution in rice has taken place in irrigated areas in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

[PDF][PDF] Farmers Buying Behaviour of Micronutrients in Coimbatore District, India

N Venkatesa Palanichamy, M Kalpana, M Divya… - archive.bionaturalists.in
Micronutrients play an important role in enriching the soil nutrients and thereby improve the
quantity and quality of products. The wide spread occurrence of micronutrient deficiencies …

[图书][B] Computational Methods to Support the Development of Sustainable Processes for the Synthesis of Ammonia and Other Chemical Products

BA Rohr - 2020 - search.proquest.com
The current processes for producing chemicals and fuels are unsustainable, and at the
same time, renewable electricity sources are becoming increasingly inexpensive. For these …