The Economics of Agricultural Technology in Semiarid Sub-Saharan Africa

Download or read book The Economics of Agricultural Technology in Semiarid Sub-Saharan Africa written by John H. Sanders and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This strategy is evaluated using field studies and modeling from the major agroecological zones of crop production. The authors address the higher-input, yield-increasing strategy from the perspective of risk, sustainability and the impact on women. They also consider alternative approaches to increasing output through area expansion and livestock-crop integrated systems.