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Sustainable Food Production In Africa: The Challenge To National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS)

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Title Sustainable Food Production In Africa: The Challenge To National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS)
 
Creator Nwanze, K F
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description In the years prior to independence, farmers had access to the international market through the production of export crops which at that time received considerable input from research. Access to export crops has dwindled, support for research by national governments is disappointing, human resource developing is inadequate, donor funding is uncoordinated, and the food crisis has taken on political dimensions. The assumption that direct importation of western technology can solve the problems of Africa is no longer valid in the face of several failures. The challenge to national agricultural research systems and the problems associated with the generation or adapting of farmer-oriented, location-specific technologies for sustaining agricultural production are discussed. Examples are drawn from India and an agenda for action, involving national governments, the international agricultural research centres and donors, in resolving these problems is presented
 
Publisher International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
 
Date 1991
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4691/1/CP_687.pdf
Nwanze, K F (1991) Sustainable Food Production In Africa: The Challenge To National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS). Insect Science and its Application, 12 (5-6). pp. 615-625. ISSN 0191-9040