The African Food Crisis. Lessons from the Asian Green Revolution.

. Ed(s): Djurfeldt, Goran; Holmen, Hans; Jirstrom, Magnus; Larsson, R.

ISBN 10: 0851999980 / ISBN 13: 9780851999982

Published by CABI Publishing, 2005

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Examines why Asia can feed its rapidly growing population, but Africa experiences famine. Editor(s): Djurfeldt, Goran; Holmen, Hans; Jirstrom, Magnus; Larsson, R. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JFSF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 748. . . Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The African Food Crisis. Lessons from the Asian Green Revolution.
• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0851999980
• ISBN 13: 9780851999982
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Why can Asia now feed its rapidly growing population, but Africa continues to experience famine? This book is the outcome of a three-year project coordinated by a group of Swedish researchers with collaborating scholars from Africa and Asia. It provides a comparative study between Asian agricultural development during the Green Revolution in food production and the current problematic agricultural situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on case studies of eight African and eight Asian countries (focusing on the early part of the Green Revolution), this book presents a causal and explanatory model of Asian green revolutions. It discusses why such progress has been made in Asia, but has not yet occurred in Africa. It also examines the implications of the case studies for future development in Africa.

About the Author

Paul Van Mele (PhD, Wageningen University) is an agricultural scientist who has managed agricultural R&D projects dealing with sustainable agriculture across the global South for over three decades. Since 2002, Paul has spearheaded farmer-to-farmer training video, coordinated research on video-mediated learning and taken it to scale. He runs his own company, Agro-Insight, and co-founded the non-profit organisation Access Agriculture to support South-South learning on agroecological transformation.