General Agriculture for West Africa

General Agriculture for West Africa
Author: Q.B. Olatunji Anthonio
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1000681491

First published in 1979. This study examines various aspects of agriculture in West Africa. There is a strong chapter on the economics of agriculture and records, farm machinery, agricultural improvement, fish and the basics of crop and livestock production are all dealt with. The role of government policy in the improvement of agriculture is also examined. This title will be useful to undergraduates concerned with agriculture who want a good grounding before going on to their specialised fields of the applied sciences, as well as to those interested in commercial farming and policy makers in civil administration.

Cover Crops in West Africa

Cover Crops in West Africa
Author: International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher: IDRC
Total Pages: 319
Release: 1998
Genre: Cover crops
ISBN: 088936852X

Cover Crops in West Africa Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture

African Farm Management

African Farm Management
Author: Martin Upton
Publisher: CUP Archive
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1987-10-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521338059

Micro-level Farm Management and Production Economics Research Among Traditional African Farmers: Lessons from Sierra Leone

Micro-level Farm Management and Production Economics Research Among Traditional African Farmers: Lessons from Sierra Leone
Author: Dunstan S. C. Spencer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1972
Genre: Farm management
ISBN:

Agricultural economics paper on the data collecting methodology and research methodology used in conducting a 1970-1972 survey of agricultural management among traditional farmers in Sierra Leone - reviews some alternative methods of farm management and agricultural production economic research, and covers the general principles of field study work in africa, the 'cost route method' of data collecting, etc. Map and references.

Farm management extension services: a review of global experience

Farm management extension services: a review of global experience
Author: Kahan, D.G.
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2007
Genre: Agricultural extension work
ISBN: 9789251058947

This Occasional Paper presents the findings of a global review of farm management extension services. The specific intentions were to: (i) assess the current status of farm management training and extension programmes; (ii) identify constraints and issues; (iii) review the performance and impact; and (iv) propose recommendations for the improved provision of farm management extension advice.

Politics, Property and Production in the West African Sahel

Politics, Property and Production in the West African Sahel
Author: Tor Arve Benjaminsen
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789171064769

Through a number of case studies from the West African Sahel, this book links and explores natural resources management from the perspectives of politics, property and production.