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

by National Research Council and National Academies

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309124948
• ISBN13: 9780309124942
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"