Technological and institutional innovations for marginalized smallholders in agricultural development. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Franz W. Gatzweiler, Joachim von Braun, editors.
• Editors: Gatzweiler, Franz W; Von Braun, Joachim
• Contents: Foreword -- 1. Innovation for Marginalized Smallholder Farmers and Development: an Overview and Implications for Policy and Research -- Part 1 Innovation for the Rural Poor: Theory, Trends and Impacts -- 2. Institutional and technological innovations in polycentric systems -pathways for escaping marginality -- 3. Innovations for Food and Nutrition Security: Impacts and Trends -- 4. Psychology of Innovation: Innovating human psychology? -- 5. An optimization model for technology adoption of marginalized smallholders -- Part 2 Diversification of Agricultural Production and Income -- 6. The BRAC Approach to Small Farmers' Innovations -- 7. Agricultural Research and Extension Linkages in Amhara Region, Ethiopia -- 8. Transaction costs on the Ethiopian formal seed market and innovations for encouraging private sector investments -- 9. Agricultural Service Delivery Through Mobile Phone: Local innovations and Technological Opportunities in Kenya -- 10. Identification and Acceleration of Farmer Innovativeness in Upper East Ghana -- 11. Gender, social equity and innovations in smallholder farming systems: pitfalls and pathways -- 12. Assessing the Sustainability of Agricultural Technology Options for Poor Rural Farmers -- 13. Land Degradation and Sustainable Land Management Innovations in Central Asia -- 14. Biomass-based value web. A Novel Perspective for Emergng Bioeconomies in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Part 3 Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture -- 15. Adoption of Stress-tolerant Rice Varieties in Bangladesh -- 16. More than cereal based cropping innovations for improving food and livelihood security of poor small holders in marginal areas of Bangladesh -- 17. Integrated Rice-fish Farming System in Bangladesh: An Ex-Ante Value Chain Evaluation Framework -- 18. Technologies for Maize, Wheat, Rice and Pulses in Marginal Districts of Odisha and Bihar -- 19. Technological Innovations for Smallholder Farmers in Ghana -- 20. Potential impacts of yield increasing crop technologies on poverty reduction in two districts of Ethiopia.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 435 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 631; Agricultural innovations; Agricultural development projects; Biochemical engineering; Development economics & emerging economies; Pharmaceutical industries; Technology, engineering, agriculture; Technology: general issues; Agricultural development projects; Agricultural innovations; Life Sciences; Agriculture; Agricultural Economics; Geography, general; Innovation/Technology Management; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319257181; 3319257188; 3319257161; 9783319257167
• Related ISBNs: 9783319257167
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 22, 2016).
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