Africa’s Emerging Maize Revolution / / ed. by Carl K. Eicher, Derek Byerlee.
A comprehensive study of maize production in Africa, including in-depth discussions of Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and also broader-based studies of research and extension, soil fertility, seed distribution, fertilizer, and marketing and processing.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©1997 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Part 1. The Maize Economy of Africa -- 1. Introduction: Africa's Food Crisis -- 2. Evolution of the African Maize Economy -- Part 2. Country Studies -- 3. Zimbabwe's Emerging Maize Revolution -- 4. Zambia's Stop-and-Go Maize Revolution -- 5. Maize Technology and Productivity in Malawi -- 6. Increasing Maize Production in Kenya: Technology, Institutions, and Policy -- 7. Maize Technology Development in Ghana During Economic Decline and Recovery -- 8. Fostering Sustainable Increases in Maize Productivity in Nigeria -- Part 3. Technology, Institutions & Policy -- 9. The Technological Foundation of the Revolution -- 10. Maize Research Priorities: The Role of Consumer Preferences -- 11. Soil Fertility Management in Southern Africa -- 12. Institutional Innovations in the Maize Seed Industry -- 13. Fertilizer Use and Maize Production -- 14 Maize Marketing and Pricing Policy in Eastern and Southern Africa -- Part 4. Conclusions -- 15 Accelerating Maize Production: Synthesis -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- About the Book |
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Summary: | A comprehensive study of maize production in Africa, including in-depth discussions of Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and also broader-based studies of research and extension, soil fertility, seed distribution, fertilizer, and marketing and processing. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781685854218 9783110784268 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781685854218 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Carl K. Eicher, Derek Byerlee. |