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Emerging Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Paperback / softback Book

Emerging Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia Paperback / softback

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Increased agricultural productivity is a major stepping stone on the path out of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, but farmers there face tremendous challenges improving production.

Poor soil, inefficient water use, and a lack of access to plant breeding resources, nutritious animal feed, high quality seed, and fuel and electricity-combined with some of the most extreme environmental conditions on Earth-have made yields in crop and animal production far lower in these regions than world averages. Emerging Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia identifies sixty emerging technologies with the potential to significantly improve agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Eighteen technologies are recommended for immediate development or further exploration.

Scientists from all backgrounds have an opportunity to become involved in bringing these and other technologies to fruition.

The opportunities suggested in this book offer new approaches that can synergize with each other and with many other activities to transform agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive SummarySummary1 Introduction2 Constraints on Crop and Animal Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africaand South Asia3 Plant Improvement and Protection4 Water Resource Availability5 Technologies for Soil Improvement6 Technologies for Improving Animal Health and Production7 Emerging Technologies to Meet Local Energy Needs8 Priorities for Emerging TechnologiesAppendix A: Committee Statement of TaskAppendix B: Biographic Sketches of Committee MembersAppendix C: Responses from Sub-Saharan African and South AsianScientistsAppendix D: ContributorsAppendix E: Recent Publications of the Board on Agriculture andNatural Resources

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