The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa

The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa

Author: 
Juma, Calestous
Place: 
New York
Publisher: 
Oxford Clarenden Press
Date published: 
2011
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ISBN: 
978-0-19-978319-9
Call No: 
338.43(6) JUM
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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 faces three major opportunities that can transform its agriculture into a force for economic growth: advances in science and technology; the creation of regional markets; and the emergence of a new crop of entrepreneurial leaders dedicated to the continent's economic improvement. Filled with case studies from within Africa and success stories from developing nations around the world,

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CITATION: Juma, Calestous. The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa . New York : Oxford Clarenden Press , 2011. - Available at: https://library.au.int/new-harvest-agricultural-innovation-africa