The African Food Crisis: Lessons from the Asian Green Revolution (Cabi Publishing)

Why can Asia now feed its rapidly growing population, but Africa continues to experience famine? This book is the outcome of a three-year project coordinated by a group of Swedish researchers with collaborating scholars from Africa and Asia. It provides a comparative study between Asian agricultural development during the Green Revolution in food production and the current problematic agricultural situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on case studies of eight African and eight Asian countries (focusing on the early part of the Green Revolution), this book presents a causal and explanatory model of Asian green revolutions. It discusses why such progress has been made in Asia, but has not yet occurred in Africa. It also examines the implications of the case studies for future development in Africa. This Book Provides A Comparative Study Between Asian Agricultural Development During The Green Revolution In Food Production And The Current Problematic Agricultural Situation In Sub-saharan Africa. Case Studies Of Eight African And Seven Asian Countries (focusing On The Early Part Of The Green Revolution) Were Carried Out. Based On These Studies The Book Presents A Causal And Explanatory Model Of Asian Green Revolutions And Discusses Why It Has Occurred In Asia, But Not In Africa. This Research Is The Outcome Of A Three-year Project Co-ordinated By A Group Of Swedish Researchers And With Collaborating Scholars From African And Asia. This Book Will Be Of Significant Interest To Researchers In Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology And Development Studies.--book Jacket. African Food Crisis / Goran Djurfeldt -- Global Perspectives On Agricultural Development / Goran Djurfeldt -- State And Green Revolutions In East Asia / Magnus Jirstrom -- Puzzle Of The Policy Shift / Goran Djurfeldt And Magnus Jirstrom -- Spurts In Production / Hans Holmen --state And Agricultural Intensification In Sub-saharan Africa / Hans Holmen -- Crisis And Potential In Smallholder Food Production / Rolf Larsson -- From Roller Coasters To Rocket Ships / Steven Haggblade -- Role Of The State In The Nigerian Green Revolution / Tunji Akande -- Why The Early Promise For Rapid Increases In Maize Productivity In Kenya Was Not Sustained / Willis Oluoch-kosura And Joseph T. Karugia -- From Ujamaa To Structural Adjustment / A.c. Isinika, G.c. Ashimogo And J.e.d. Mlangwa -- Smallholders And Structural Adjustment In Ghana / A. Wayo Seini And V.k. Nyanteng -- Green Revolution And Regional Inequality / Keijiro Otsuka And Takashi Yamano -- Conclusions And A Look Ahead / Tunji Akande ... [et Al.]. Edited By Göran Djurfeldt ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 1 African Food Crisis – the Relevance of Asian Experiences......Page 12 2 Global Perspectives on Agricultural Development......Page 20 3 The State and Green Revolutions in East Asia......Page 36 4 The Puzzle of the Policy Shift – the Early Green Revolution in India, Indonesia and the Philippines......Page 54 5 Spurts in Production – Africa’s Limping Green Revolution......Page 76 6 The State and Agricultural Intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 98 7 Crisis and Potential in Smallholder Food Production – Evidence from Micro Level......Page 124 8 From Roller Coasters to Rocket Ships: the Role of Technology in African Agricultural Successes......Page 150 9 The Role of the State in the Nigerian Green Revolution......Page 172 10 Why the Early Promise for Rapid Increases in Maize Productivity in Kenya was not Sustained: Lessons for Sustainable Investment in Agriculture......Page 192 11 From Ujamaa to Structural Adjustment – Agricultural Intensification in Tanzania......Page 208 12 Smallholders and Structural Adjustment in Ghana......Page 230 13 Green Revolution and Regional Inequality: Implications of Asian Experience for Africa......Page 250 14 Conclusions and a Look Ahead......Page 264 C......Page 272 G......Page 273 K......Page 274 N......Page 275 S......Page 276 Z......Page 277 A comparative study between Asian agricultural development during the Green Revolution in food production and the current problematic agricultural situation in sub-Saharan Africa is presented. Case studies of eight African (viz. Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia) and seven Asian (Japan, Taiwan, Korea Republic, the Philippines, Indonesia, India and Bangladesh) countries (focusing on the early part of the Green Revolution) are also presented. A causal and explanatory model of Asian green revolutions is presented, as well as a discussion on why this phenomenon occurred in Asia and not in Africa. This book will be of significant interest to researchers on agricultural economics, rural sociology and development studies This book is the outcome of a three-year project coordinated by a group of Swedish researchers and with collaborating scholars from Africa and Asia. It provides a comparative study between Asian agricultural development during the Green Revolution in food production and the current problematic agricultural situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Case studies of eight African and eight Asian countries (focusing on the early part of the Green Revolution) were carried out. Based on these studies the book presents a causal and explanatory model of Asian green revolutions and discusses why it has occurred