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Africa's emerging maize revolution

Title
Africa's emerging maize revolution / edited by Derek Byerlee and Carl K. Eicher.
Author
Byerlee, Derek.
Publication
Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997.

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Eicher, Carl K.
Description
xiii, 301 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Corn > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Congresses
  • Corn > Economic aspects > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Congresses
Note
  • Rewritten papers from a workshop held in 1994.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-290) and index.
Contents
  • 1. Introduction: Africa's Food Crisis / Derek Byerlee and Carl K. Eicher -- 2. Evolution of the African Maize Economy / Derek Byerlee and Paul W. Heisey -- 3. Zimbabwe's Emerging Maize Revolution / Carl K. Eicher and Bernard Kupfuma -- 4. Zambia's Stop-and-Go Maize Revolution / Julie A. Howard and Catherine Mungoma -- 5. Maize Technology and Productivity in Malawi / Melinda Smale and Paul W. Heisey -- 6. Increasing Maize Production in Kenya: Technology, Institutions, and Policy / Rashid M. Hassan and Daniel D. Karanja -- 7. Maize Technology Development in Ghana During Economic Decline and Recovery / Robert Tripp and Kofi Marfo -- 8. Fostering Sustainable Increases in Maize Productivity in Nigeria / Joyotee Smith, Georg Weber and M. V. Manyong [et al.] -- 9. The Technological Foundation of the Revolution / Derek Byerlee and David Jewell -- 10. Maize Research Priorities: The Role of Consumer Preferences / Lawrence Rubey, Richard W. Ward and David Tschirley --
  • 11. Soil Fertility Management in Southern Africa / John D. T. Kumwenda, Stephen R. Waddington and Sieglinde S. Snapp [et al.] -- 12. Institutional Innovations in the Maize Seed Industry / Joseph Rusike and Carl K. Eicher -- 13. Fertilizer Use and Maize Production / Paul W. Heisey and Wilfred Mwangi -- 14. Maize Marketing and Pricing Policy in Eastern and Southern Africa / Thomas S. Jayne, Stephen Jones and Mulinge Mukumbu [et al.] -- 15. Accelerating Maize Production: Synthesis / Carl K. Eicher and Derek Byerlee.
ISBN
  • 1555877761 (alk. paper)
  • 1555877540 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
97010662
OCLC
  • 36671989
  • ocm36671989
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries