What are the challenges and action points for agricultural sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa? This open access collection of papers offers technical analyses, policy recommendations and an overview of success stories to date. Each carefully selected paper provides valuable insights for improved policy making and defines relevant strategic priorities on Africa’s sustainable transformation process, which is in line with the international development agenda. Although agriculture remains the main source of income for Africa’s population, the sector is rain-fed subjecting it to the vagaries of weather and climate change. This volume demonstrates the rationale of developing a competitive, inclusive and sustainable agribusiness sector for Africa’s food security and structural transformation.
From the impact of Bioenergy crop adoption and Drought Index Insurance to Agro-Industrialization, this volume is important reading for individual researchers, academic associations and professional bodies interested in African agricultural development.
Автор: Aguilera Название: The Price of Oil ISBN: 1107525624 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107525627 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4910.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Written for a broad readership, this book provides an in-depth examination of oil`s extraordinary price increase over the past few decades. The authors explain why we are at a turning point where scarcity, uncertain supply and high prices will be replaced by abundance, undisturbed availability and suppressed price levels.
Описание: Inadequate electricity services pose a major impediment to reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Simply put, Africa does not have enough power. Despite the abundant low-carbon and low-cost energy resources available to Sub-Saharan Africa, the region s entire installed electricity capacity, at a little over 80 gigawatts (GW), is equivalent to that of the Republic of Korea. Looking ahead, Sub-Saharan Africa will need to ramp up its power generation capacity substantially. The investment needed to meet this goal largely exceeds African countries already stretched public finances. Increasing private investment is critical to help expand and improve electricity supply. Historically, most private sector finance has been channeled through privately financed independent power projects (IPPs), supported by nonrecourse or limited recourse loans, with long-term power purchase agreements with the state utility or another off-taker. Between 1990 and 2014, IPPs have spread across Sub-Saharan Africa and are now present in 18 countries. However, private investment could be much greater and less concentrated. The objective of Independent Power Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Five Key Countries is to evaluate the experience of IPPs and identify lessons that can help African countries attract more and better private investment. The analysis is based primarily on in-depth case studies carried out in five countries Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda that have the most extensive experience with IPPs. At the core of this analysis is a reflection on whether IPPs have in fact benefited Sub-Saharan Africa, and how they might be improved.
Описание: Most African households cannot afford electricity access and consumption needed to enhance their economic wellbeing. This research argues that a sustainable path for universal access requires a focus on the productive use.
Автор: Harrison Название: Issues in the Contemporary Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa ISBN: 0333786351 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333786352 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Graham Harrison investigates contemporary African politics by privileging the dynamics of political struggle and resistance. Through the analysis of peasant politics, debt and structural adjustment, democratization and identity politics, Harrison shows the importance of resistance and agency.
Автор: G. Harrison Название: Issues in the Contemporary Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa ISBN: 033398725X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333987254 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 9083.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Graham Harrison investigates contemporary African politics by privileging the dynamics of political struggle and resistance. Through the analysis of peasant politics, debt and structural adjustment, democratization and identity politics, the author shows the importance of resistance and agency.
Автор: Abebe Shimeles; Audrey Verdier-Chouchane; Amadou B Название: Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa ISBN: 3030094332 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030094331 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 3913.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 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.
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