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Wide crossing : the West Africa Rice Development Association in transition, 1985-2000

Title
Wide crossing : the West Africa Rice Development Association in transition, 1985-2000 / John R. Walsh.
Author
Walsh, John R.
Publication
Aldershot : Ashgate, 2001.

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University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies.
Description
x, 152 pages : illustrations, map, portraits; 23 cm
Summary
"The West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA) was established in the early 1970s to help farmers increase rice production. Africa is the only continent in which population has grown faster than food production; this shortfall provokes the syndrome of poverty, hunger and violence there. WARDA first attempted to alleviate the food deficit by introducing high-yielding imported crop varieties. This strategy drove the green revolution in Asia and Latin America, but failed in Africa. This book recounts WARDA's revival after nearly succumbing in the 1980s. Not only did the programme have to deal with a harsh agricultural environment, but also with severe economic, political and social constraints. WARDA made crucial advances in rice research and also coped successfully with non-scientific challenges. WARDA serves as a thriving example of a combined international research center and a regional organization. It offers important lessons for international development organizations on dealing with African conditions."--Jacket
Series Statement
SOAS studies in development geography
Uniform Title
SOAS studies in development geography.
Subject
  • West Africa Rice Development Association
  • Geschichte 1985-2000
  • Rice trade > Africa, West
  • Rice > Africa, West
  • Rice
  • Rice trade
  • Reishandel
  • West Africa
  • Westafrika
Genre/Form
West Africa Rice Development Association.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-150) and index.
Contents
A Crisis Survived -- Building a New WARDA -- Wide Crossing -- Redefining Partnership -- Agriculture and Health -- Terms of Service -- Where Credit is Due -- Rice Economics and Statistics.
ISBN
  • 075461770X
  • 9780754617709
LCCN
2001089781
OCLC
  • ocm48153369
  • 48153369
  • SCSB-1230844
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library