Agricultural Law and Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa, Frederick Owusu Boadu

Covering the general traditional law topics in contracts, torts, and property, the book goes further to introduce cutting-edge and region-relevant topics, including contracts with illiterate parties, contract farming, climate change, and transboundary water issues. The book is supported by an extensive list of reference materials, as well as study and enrichment exercises, to deepen readers understanding of the principles discussed in the book. It is a learning tool, first and foremost, and can be used as a stand-alone resource to teach the subject matter of agricultural law and economics to professionals new to the subject area as well as to students in law school, agricultural economics, economics, and inter-disciplinary classes.
Offers research findings on such topics as food safety, climate change, transboundary natural resources, international sale of goods, patents, and trademarks to highlight the future sources of pressure on the agriculture industryUses case-studies to provide real-world insights into the challenges and considerations of appropriate agricultural law developmentChallenges readers to carry out their own research in their areas of study, and to gain some understanding of the relationship between law, economics, and statisticsIncludes extensive resources, such as chapter summaries, study questions, and challenge questions at the end of each chapter to assist instructors and students in gaining full benefits from using the bookProvides separate instructor and student study guides, a test bank, and test bank answers, in hardcopy and electronic formats