Farming Systems In The Nigerian Savanna

Research And Strategies For Development

David Norman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

276 Seiten

2021
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-17004-2 (ISBN)

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Presenting the case for a farming systems approach to research in developing countries, this book considers the role of new technology and appropriate development strategies in improving agricultural production and the welfare of farming families in the semi-arid tropical region of West Africa.

David W. Norman is professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University. Emmy B. Simmons is an agricultural economist in the Program and Policy Coordination Bureau of the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington, D.C. Henry M. Hays is associate professor and head of the Department of Economics and Business at Bethany College.

1. Introduction: Farming Systems, Agricultural Research and Development Objectives 2. The Farming Systems Approach to Research 3. Agroecology of the Nigerian Savanna 4. Farming Communities and Institutional Arrangements in Northern Nigeria 5. Farming Systems in Three Zaria Villages, Northern Nigeria 6. Diversity and the Context for Change in Farming Systems 7. Improved Technology: Assessing Suitability by using a Farming Systems Approach 8. Promoting Agricultural Development

Erscheinungsdatum	01.04.2020
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	142 x 221 mm
Gewicht	560 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-367-17004-3 / 0367170043
ISBN-13	978-0-367-17004-2 / 9780367170042
Zustand	Neuware