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Agricultural productivity in Africa : trends, patterns, and determinants / edited by Samuel Benin. - xx, 359 pages : illustations (some color), maps (color) ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Inter-temporal trends in agricultural productivity / Samuel Benin and Alejandro Nin Pratt -- Spatial patterns of agricultural productivity / Stanley Wood, Zhe Guo, and Ulrike Wood-Sichra -- Typology of agricultural productivity zones / Bingxin Yu and Zhe Guo -- Agricultural intensification and fertilizer use / Alejandro Nin Pratt -- Factors influencing effectiveness of productivity-enhancing interventions: an assessment of selected programs / Joseph Karugia, Stella Massawe, Paul Guthiga, Maurice Ogada, Manson Nwafor, Pius Chilonda, and Emmanuel Musaba -- Conclusions and implications for raising and sustaining high agricultural productivity in Africa / Samuel Benin.

ISBN: 9780896298811 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2015041365

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Agricultural productivity--Africa.

LC Class. No.: S472.A1 / A346 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 338.16096 / AGR

National Agricultural Library Call No.: S472.A1 / A375 2016