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A review of the role of Agricultural Research, Technology And Policy In The Seasonality Of Household Food Supply And Production In Sub-Saharan Africa

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Title A review of the role of Agricultural Research, Technology And Policy In The Seasonality Of Household Food Supply And Production In Sub-Saharan Africa
 
Creator Gebrekidan, B
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description The seasonal patterns o f food supply and consumption are
directly related to the food production capacities and the overall agricultural development status of a given region. In this paper, various aspects of the consequences of seasonality on food supply and production in sub-Saharan Africa , excluding South Africa , are reviewed.
The paper i s presented under the following ten main headings: 1) Food production trends and crop yields 2) Food production and population growth 3) Consumption and production 4) Seasonality of foods, price
and agricultural productivity 5) Food expenditure, labor, and traditional agriculture 6) Food marketing 7) Food security and self-sufficiency 8) Some traditional solutions to seasonality 9) The Green Revolution and Africa 10) Agricultural research priorities for minimizing seasonality
 
Date 1985
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4236/1/CP_248.pdf
Gebrekidan, B (1985) A review of the role of Agricultural Research, Technology And Policy In The Seasonality Of Household Food Supply And Production In Sub-Saharan Africa. In: IFPRI/FAO/AID Workshop On Seasonal Causes Of Household Food Insecurity, Policy Implications And Research Needs , 10-13 December 1985, Annapolis, Maryland.