Emerging Development of Agriculture in East Africa - Markets, Soil, and Innovations

Emerging Development of Agriculture in East Africa offers case studies that find promise in many new innovations. Farmers in Uganda have quickly learned the management of NERICA rice (a new upland rice variety), which is being disseminated in a limited way in the region. Also in Uganda, farmers living in more remote areas have improved access to markets due to the expansion of mobile phones. In Kenya, improved milk marketing systems have increased efficiency and led to tangible increases in the adoption of dairy production technologies. And the adoption of intensive dairy production systems in Kenya and Uganda are providing significant amounts of manure and positively impacting yields of maize and banana.

List of contents

Preface.- Part I: Introduction.- Part II: Market Access and Innovations.- Part III: Soil Fertility and Emerging Agricultural Innovations.- Part IV: Conclusion.- Index.

Summary

Emerging Development of Agriculture in East Africa offers case studies that find promise in many new innovations. Farmers in Uganda have quickly learned the management of NERICA rice (a new upland rice variety), which is being disseminated in a limited way in the region. Also in Uganda, farmers living in more remote areas have improved access to markets due to the expansion of mobile phones.  In Kenya, improved milk marketing systems have increased efficiency and led to tangible increases in the adoption of dairy production technologies.  And the adoption of intensive dairy production systems in Kenya and Uganda are providing significant amounts of manure and positively impacting yields of maize and banana.

Product details

• Assisted by: Keijir Otsuka (Editor), Keijiro Otsuka (Editor), Frank Place (Editor), Takashi Yamano (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2011
• EAN: 9789400712003
• ISBN: 978-94-0-071200-3
• No. of pages: 214
• Weight: 503 g
• Illustrations: XVII, 214 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; B, Sustainability, Economic Policy, Sustainable Development, Economics and Finance, Political Economy, Management science, Soil conservation, Soil Science, Sedimentology & pedology, Soil Science & Conservation, Development Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Agribusiness & primary industries, Agricultural Economics