Population Growth and Agricultural Change in Africa (Carter Lecture) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813012198 ISBN 13: 9780813012193

Publisher: University Press of Florida, 1993

Synopsis

The question that drives the ten case studies of highland East Africa and Nigeria commissioned for this volume, is whether population growth in densely settled areas of rural Africa has led to the intensification of agriculture.

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The question that drives the ten case studies of highland East Africa and Nigeria commissioned for this volume is whether population growth in densely settled areas of rural Africa has led to the intensification of agriculture. Using a "natural experiments" methodology, the authors explore changes in agricultural inputs and outputs, analyze the role that external productive forces have played in these changes, note the consequences of the changes (especially for the environment and standard of living), and speculate on the changes' implications. The volume is framed by chapters on theory, one that presents traditional thought on the relationship between population and agriculture and one that offers a synthesis that, while controversial, holds out real hope for African agriculture.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0813012198
• ISBN 13: 9780813012193
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Turner B.L., Etc.