Awakening Africa's sleeping giant prospects for commercial agriculture in the Guinea Savannah zone and beyond.

Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Rome, Italy : World Bank ; FAO : Cooperazione italiana allo sviluppo, c2009.
Series:Directions in development. Agriculture and rural development
Subjects:
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10369828
Table of Contents:
  • Introductions and objectives
  • Past experience : Asia and Latin America vs. Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Outlook for commercial agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Commodity-specific competitiveness analysis
  • Factors affecting the competitiveness of African agriculture
  • Potential social and environmental impacts of commercial agriculture
  • Conclusions and recommendations : opportunities and challenges.