ean 9781617260919 temática AGRICULTURA año Publicación 2011 idioma INGLÉS editorial EARTHSCAN formato CARTONÉ 78,65 €    PEDIR   NOVEDAD

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Agricultural Investment and Productivity provides a deep and systematic look at the opportunities for and constraints to investments in sustainable agriculture in East Africa, offering important insights into what works and how to analyze agricultural investments in one of the poorest regions of the world. The book critically examines the reasons behind East Africa’s stagnant agricultural productivity over the past forty-five years, using the primary lens of investments in fertilizers, seeds, and sustainable land management technologies, These investments have a tremendous impact on production volume, ultimately affecting the income of millions of families throughout the region. "Stagnant yields, spikes in food prices, and a changing climate have pushed agriculture to the forefront of development concerns. This book provides a masterly microeconomic analysis of what’s needed to make farm management more sustainable in Africa, the continent most dependent on agriculture." Jeffrey R. Vincent, Clarence F. Korstian Professor of Forest Economics and Management, Duke University "Undoubtedly we must improve agricultural productivity to reduce widespread and persistent poverty. The sheer lack of agricultural development strategies, however, precludes the implementation of effective policies. This book represents a milestone towards the goal of poverty reduction in East Africa." Keijiro Otsuka, Professor of Development Economics, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo About the Editor(s) Randall Bluffstone is Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics at Portland State University. Gunnar Köhlin is Associate Professor with the Environmental Economics Unit in the Department of Economics at University of Gothenburg and Director of the Environment for Development Initiative. Contents (Show expanded contents) (Hide expanded contents) Contents Contributors Preface Acknowledgements 1. Agricultural Production in East Africa: Stagnation, Investment and Poverty Part I: Determinants of Sustainable Land Management Investments 2. Stimulating Smallholder Investments in Sustainable Land Management: Overcoming Market, Policy and Institutional Challenges 3. The Role of Social Capital in Sustainable Development: An Analysis of Soil Conservation in Rural Kenya 4. Tenure Security and Incentives for Sustainable Land Management: A Case Study from Kenya Jane Kabubo-Mariara and Vincent Linderhof Part II: The Effect of Risk on Investments 5. Risk Preferences and Technology Adoption: Case Studies from Ethiopian Highlands 6. Fertilizer Use by Smallholder Households in Northern Ethiopia: Does Risk Aversion Matter? 7. Crop Biodiversity and the Management of Production Risk on Degraded Lands: Some Evidence from the Highlands of Ethiopia Part III: Returns to Sustainable Land Management Investments 8. Where does investment on Sustainable Land Management Technology Work? Empirical Evidence from the Ethiopian Highlands 9. Soil Conservation and Small Scale Food Production in Highland Ethiopia: A Stochastic Metafrontier Approach Part IV: Public Policies and Sustainable Land Management Investments 10. Policy Instruments to Reduce Downstream Externalities of Soil Erosion and Surface Run-Off 11. Incentives for Sustainable Land Management in East African Countries 12. Conclusions and Key Lessons 1. Agricultural Production in East Africa: Stagnation, Investment and Poverty Randy Bluffstone, Portland State University, USA Gunnar Köhlin, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Part I: Determinants of Sustainable Land Management Investments 2. Stimulating Smallholder Investments in Sustainable Land Management: Overcoming Market, Policy and Institutional Challenges Bekele Shiferaw, International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico Julius Okello, University of Nairobi, Kenya 3. The Role of Social Capital in Sustainable Development: An Analysis of Soil Conservation in Rural Kenya Wilfred Nyangena, University of Nairobi, Kenya 4. Tenure Security and Incentives for Sustainable Land Management: A Case Study from Kenya Jane Kabubo-Mariara, University of Nairobi, Kenya Vincent Linderhof, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands Part II: The Effect of Risk on Investments 5. Risk Preferences and Technology Adoption: Case Studies from Ethiopian Highlands Mahmud Yesuf and Hailemariam Teklewold 6. Fertilizer Use by Smallholder Households in Northern Ethiopia: Does Risk Aversion Matter? Fitsum Hagos, International Water Management Institute Stein Holden, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway 7. Crop Biodiversity and the Management of Production Risk on Degraded Lands: Some Evidence from the Highlands of Ethiopia Salvatore di Falco, London School of Economics, UK Jean-Paul Chavas, University of Wisconsin, USA Part III: Returns to Sustainable Land Management Investments 8. Where does investment on Sustainable Land Management Technology Work? Empirical Evidence from the Ethiopian Highlands Menale Kassie, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 9. Soil Conservation and Small Scale Food Production in Highland Ethiopia: A Stochastic Metafrontier Approach Haileselassie Medhin and Gunnar Köhlin, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Part IV: Public Policies and Sustainable Land Management Investments 10. Policy Instruments to Reduce Downstream Externalities of Soil Erosion and Surface Run-Off Anders Ekbom, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 11. Incentives for Sustainable Land Management in East African Countries Berhanu Gebremedhin, International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia 12. Conclusions and Key Lessons Randy Bluffstone, Portland State University, USA Gunnar Köhlin, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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Contents Contributors Preface Acknowledgements 1. Agricultural Production in East Africa: Stagnation, Investment and Poverty Part I: Determinants of Sustainable Land Management Investments 2. Stimulating Smallholder Investments in Sustainable Land Management: Overcoming Market, Policy and Institutional Challenges 3. The Role of Social Capital in Sustainable Development: An Analysis of Soil Conservation in Rural Kenya 4. Tenure Security and Incentives for Sustainable Land Management: A Case Study from Kenya Jane Kabubo-Mariara and Vincent Linderhof Part II: The Effect of Risk on Investments 5. Risk Preferences and Technology Adoption: Case Studies from Ethiopian Highlands 6. Fertilizer Use by Smallholder Households in Northern Ethiopia: Does Risk Aversion Matter? 7. Crop Biodiversity and the Management of Production Risk on Degraded Lands: Some Evidence from the Highlands of Ethiopia Part III: Returns to Sustainable Land Management Investments 8. Where does investment on Sustainable Land Management Technology Work? Empirical Evidence from the Ethiopian Highlands 9. Soil Conservation and Small Scale Food Production in Highland Ethiopia: A Stochastic Metafrontier Approach Part IV: Public Policies and Sustainable Land Management Investments 10. Policy Instruments to Reduce Downstream Externalities of Soil Erosion and Surface Run-Off 11. Incentives for Sustainable Land Management in East African Countries 12. Conclusions and Key Lessons