On the Central Role of Small Farms in African Rural Development Strategies

Larson, Donald F. ; Muraoka, Rie ; Otsuka, Keijiro

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AGRICULTURAL POLICIES;    MANURE;    AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;    AGRICULTURAL GROWTH;    THAILAND;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-7710
RP-ID  :  WPS7710

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Improving the productivity ofsmallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa offers the bestchance to reduce poverty among this generation of ruralpoor, by building on the limited resources farminghouseholds already possess. It is also the best and shortestpath to meet rising food needs. Using examples fromfarmers' maize and rice fields, and comparisons withAsia, this paper examines why the set of technologiespromoted to date have produced localized successes ratherthan transformational change. The paper explains thelimitations of alternative policies that are not centered onsmall farms. It provides indicative examples of howresource-management technologies can supplementseed-fertilizer technologies to speed an African Green Revolution.