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Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa


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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.

About the Author: Abebe Shimeles is Acting Director of the Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research Department at the African Development Bank. Previously, Shimeles has worked for The World Bank, UNECA, ACTIONAID and Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, in different capacities. His recent research interests include labour market integration, migration issues in Africa and impact evaluation of policy interventions. He holds a PhD in Economics from University of Gothenburg, Sweden, an MSc from Delhi School of Economics, India, and a BSc in Economics from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Audrey Verdier-Chouchane is Chief Research Economist at the African Development Bank. Prior to joining the African Development Bank, Verdier-Chouchane taught Macroeconomics and Development Economics at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France, from where she holds a PhD in Economics. She has mainly published on the analysis and measurement of poverty and inequalities with a special focus on gender disparity and labor market issues for the youth.

Amadou Boly is Principal Research Economist at the African Development Bank. His research interests are in development and experimental economics, and his articles have been published in leading international journals. Previously, Boly worked for UNU-WIDER (2014-2015, Finland); and UNIDO (2009-2014, Austria), mainly in technical assistance and global forum activities related to industrial statistics and industrial policy. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Montreal, Canada, an MSc in International Business from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and a BSc in Economics and Management from the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.


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  • ISBN-13: 9783030094331
  • Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
  • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 302
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 148 mm
  • ISBN-10: 3030094332
  • Publisher Date: 08 Jan 2019
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 444 gr


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