This paper discusses the theme 'Agriculture and Development in Africa'. It was presented at one of the AU Fridays of the commission forums. It looks into the concept of agriculture and development versus agriculture for development; evidence on the grounds; reasons for poor performance; emerging ...
Anandajayasekeram, P.
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[Agriculture for development in Africa: Options and way forward]
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Agriculture for development in Africa: Options and way forward
Over the last 40 years several open-pollinated and hybrid maize varieties were developed for different agro-ecologies in Ethiopia. This study employed the economic surplus method for an ex-post evaluation of maize technology generation and transfer investment made in Ethiopia from 1986 to 2000. T...
Zegeye, T.
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Tesfahun, G.
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Anandajayasekeram, P.
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[Impact of maize technology Development and transfer in Ethiopia]
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Impact of maize technology Development and transfer in Ethiopia
The need for agricultural research resources in the developing world cannot be underestimated, but the availability of such resources is often poor due to lack of funding and investment. In order for Africa and other such developing countries to achieve productivity in agriculture - vital to food...
Anandajayasekeram, P.
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Rukani, M.
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Babu, S.
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Liebenberg, F.
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Keswani, C.L.
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[Impact of science on African agriculture and food security]
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Impact of science on African agriculture and food security