Emerging Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Increased agricultural productivity is a major stepping stone on the path out of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, but farmers there face tremendous challenges improving production. Poor soil, inefficient water use, and a lack of access to plant breeding resources, nutritious animal feed, high quality seed, and fuel and electricity-combined with some of the most extreme environmental conditions on Earth-have made yields in crop and animal production far lower in these regions than world averages.
Emerging Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia identifies sixty emerging technologies with the potential to significantly improve agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Eighteen technologies are recommended for immediate development or further exploration. Scientists from all backgrounds have an opportunity to become involved in bringing these and other technologies to fruition. The opportunities suggested in this book offer new approaches that can synergize with each other and with many other activities to transform agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Summary

Increased agricultural productivity is a major stepping stone on the path out of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, but farmers there face tremendous challenges improving production. This title identifies sixty technologies with the potential to significantly improve agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Committee on a Study of Technologies to, National Research Council, Board On Agriculture And Natural Resourc, Division On Earth And Life Studies, Committee on a Study of Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Africa and South Asia, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Assisted by: National Academies Press (Editor)
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 21.01.2009
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food
• EAN: 9780309124942
• ISBN: 978-0-309-12494-2
• Pages: 292
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 470 g
• Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General; Technology & Industrial Arts