An African Green Revolution (Record no. 280766)
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| control field | 978-94-007-5760-8 |
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20160615110303.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789400757608 |
| -- | 978-94-007-5760-8 |
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| Standard number or code | 10.1007/978-94-007-5760-8 |
| Source of number or code | doi |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | Alfaisal Main Library |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | TA170-171 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | TD195.B58 |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | TQ |
| Source | bicssc |
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| Subject category code | TCB |
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| Subject category code | TEC010000 |
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| Subject category code | SCI010000 |
| Source | bisacsh |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 660.6 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 628 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 245 13 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | An African Green Revolution |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | Finding Ways to Boost Productivity on Small Farms / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | edited by Keijiro Otsuka, Donald F. Larson. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Dordrecht : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Springer Netherlands : |
| -- | Imprint: Springer, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | 2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | XVIII, 302 p. |
| Other physical details | online resource. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content Type Term | text |
| Content Type Code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media Type Term | computer |
| Media Type Code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier Type Term | online resource |
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| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents: -- 1. An Overview -- Part I: Climate and the Transferability of Asian Green Revolution to Sub-Saharan Africa -- 2. Lessons from the Asian Green Revolution in Rice -- 3. The Possibility of a Rice Green Revolution in Large-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 4. The Declining Impacts of Climate on Crop Yields during the Green Revolution in India, 1972-2002 -- 5. The Impact of Technological Changes on Crop Yields in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1967 to 2004 -- Part II: Prospects for Upland Rice and Maize Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 6. Causes and Consequences of NERICA Adoption in Uganda -- 7. Impact of NERICA Adoption on Rice Yield: Evidence from West Africa -- 8. Maize Revolutions in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 9. Maize, Soil Fertility, Fertilizer, and the Green Revolution in East Africa -- Part III: The Role of Fertilizer Markets and Fertilizer Application -- 10. Chemical Fertilizer, Organic Fertilizer, and Cereal Yields in India -- 11. The Demand for Fertilizer when Markets are Incomplete: Evidence from Ethiopia -- 12. Technology Adoption in Agriculture: Evidence from Experimental Intervention in Maize Production in Uganda -- Part IV: Conclusion -- 13. Towards a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This volume explores the usefulness of the Asian model of agricultural development for Africa, where, even before the recent world food crisis, half the population lived on less than on dollar a day, and a staggering one in three people and one third of all children were undernourished. Africa has abundant natural resources; agriculture provides most of its jobs, a third of national income and a larger portion of total export earnings. However the levels of land and labor productivity rank among the worst in the world. The book explains Africa’s productivity gap and proposes ways to close it, by examining recent experience in Africa and by drawing on lessons from Asia. Part I surveys the transferability of Asia’s Green Revolution to Sub-Saharan Africa and explores whether Africa should focus on staple crops and small farms. Coverage spans technology, irrigation, climate and agricultural policies in the Asian Green Revolution, and probes whether geography explains why such a revolution has eluded Africa. Part II discusses two crops which have been considered highly promising, and addresses the issue of low-input vs. high-input agriculture. The authors explore NERICA, a variety of upland rice developed for Africa, and the challenges of establishing a chain of production that improves agriculture and reduces hunger. The section also details the adoption of high-yielding maize varieties throughout Africa, citing case studies on the possibilities of maize Green Revolutions in Kenya and Uganda. Addressing the poor quality of Africa’s soils and the limited reach of fertilizer markets, Part III shows how markets shape farmer incentives and fertilizer demand and discusses the role of governments in achieving substantial productivity growth. A recurring theme of the book is that while a handful of innovations in rice and wheat helped bring about large and sweeping changes for farmers and the urban poor in Asia, a broader set of innovations are needed to launch Africa’s Green Revolution. It is the editors’ belief that the conditions for success in Africa are growing rather than diminishing and that the seeds for Africa’s Green Revolution have been sown. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Environment. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Environmental engineering. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Biotechnology. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Economic policy. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Development economics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Agricultural economics. |
| 650 14 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Environment. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Agricultural Economics. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Economic Policy. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Development Economics. |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| Source of term | local |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Otsuka, Keijiro. |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Larson, Donald F. |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY | |
| Title | Springer eBooks |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Display text | Printed edition: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789400757592 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5760-8">http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5760-8</a> |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | eBooks |
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