Emerging technologies to benefit farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
By: Committee on a Study of Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Africa and South Asia, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on a Study of Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Africa and South Asia.
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780309124942
Subjects: Agricultural innovations -- Africa, Sub-Saharan; Agricultural innovations -- South Asia; Agricultural productivity -- Africa, Sub-Saharan; Agricultural productivity -- South Asia
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Constraints on crop and animal productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia; title: Plant improvement and protection; title: Water resource availability; title: Technologies for soil improvement; title: Technologies to improve animal health and production; title: Emerging technologies to meet local energy needs; title: Priorities for emerging technologies.