This book takes a critical look at the Kenyan food system, where it has been, and where it can go.

Analyzing the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries, the authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies.

This book demonstrates the beneficial role of water and water management in drylands agriculture

Nineteen briefs provide different perspectives on aflatoxin risks and solutions.

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, countries within Sub-Saharan Africa reached milestones that seemed impossible only ten years ago: macroeconomic stability, sustained economic growth, and improved governance.

La plupart des ménages ruraux n’ont pas accès à des financements fiables et abordables pour les activités agricoles et autres assurant leur subsistance.

Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor?

Land degradation is a severe problem in the densely populated highlands of East Africa and elsewhere on the African continent.

Agricultural growth will prove essential for improving the welfare of the vast majority of Africa’s poor.

...This report brings together the main findings of a series of assessments of successful community nutrition programming carried out in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda between 1999 and 2000.

Genetically modified (GM) food crops have inspired increasing controversy over the past decade. By the mid-1990s they were widely grown in the U.S., Canada, and Argentina, but precautionary regulations continue to limit their use elsewhere.

Why should there be a book about the commercialization of subsistence agriculture, economic development, and nutrition? There are two compelling reasons.