OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2016-07-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9264253238

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025 provides an assessment of prospects for the coming decade of the agricultural commodity markets across 41 countries and 12 regions, including OECD countries and key agricultural producers, such as India, China, Brazil, the Russian Federation and Argentina.

Looking Ahead

Looking Ahead
Author: Mark W. Rosegrant
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2005-08-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0896296555

References p. 52-59.

Africa and Hunger

Africa and Hunger
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment
Publisher:
Total Pages: 998
Release: 1986
Genre: Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN:

Prospects for Equitable Growth in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa

Prospects for Equitable Growth in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Steven Haggblade
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1988
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

The prospects for equitable growth in African agriculture are good as long as governments monitor land rights, upgrade rural infrastructure, foster farm-nonfarm linkages, and focus agricultural research on crops and technologies important to smallholders.

Evolution of Agricultural Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Evolution of Agricultural Services in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Venkatachalam Venkatesan
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780821342596

This paper traces the evolution of World Bank support to agricultural services, particularly agricultural extension and research in Sub-Saharan Africa. It describes the Bank's experience with the implementation of national programs in agricultural extension and research and how these are evolving to face the problems of the future. The paper concludes that participation of the beneficiaries in the design and implementation of programs is critical and will ensure the programs' convergence towards rural development.

Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant

Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant
Author: Michael L. Morris
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821379429

Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant' explores the feasibility of restoring international competitiveness and growth in African agriculture through the identification of products and production systems that can underpin rapid development of a competitive commercial agriculture. Based on a careful examination of the factors that contributed to the successes achieved in Brazil and Thailand, as well as comparative analysis of evidence obtained through detailed case studies of three African countries--Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia--the authors argue that opportunities abound for farmers in Africa to.