Fostering transformation and growth in Niger's agricultural sector /

For Niger, the development of agriculture is essential to strategies to raise incomes and eradicate poverty in a sustainable manner, without further depleting its natural resource base. While traditional approaches to agricultural development have emphasized food security and have been rather techno...

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Other Authors: Wouterse, Fleur (Editor), Badiane, Ousmane (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Netherlands : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018.
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505 0 |a Intro; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Fleur Wouterse* and Ousmane Badiane; References; Chapter 1. Farmer-managed restoration of agroforestry parklands in Niger; Melinda Smale1*, Gray Tappan2 and Chris Reij3; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The situation in Niger around 1980; 1.3 The technical innovation; 1.4 The innovators; 1.5 The scale of adoption; 1.6 Impacts; 1.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Economics of land degradation in Niger; Ephraim Nkonya*, Yating Ru and Edward Kato; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction 
505 8 |a 2.2 Niger's natural resource policies and their impacts on human development2.3 Analytical approach; 2.4 Data; 2.5 Cost of land degradation due to land use/cover change; 2.6 Role of land improvement in food and nutrition security; 2.7 Conclusions and policy recommendations; References; Chapter 3. Empowerment, climate change adaptation and agricultural production: evidence from Niger; Fleur Wouterse; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Climate vulnerability and adaptation decision-making; 3.3 Data; 3.4 Methods; 3.5 Estimation results; 3.6 Conclusions; References; Appendix 3. 
505 8 |a Chapter 4. Does small irrigation boost smallholder agricultural production -- evidence from a small irrigation programme in NigerPascal Tillie1*, Kamel Louhichi1,2 and Sergio Gomez-Y-Paloma1; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Development of agriculture in Niger; 4.3 Methodology: farm level modelling for policy impact assessment; 4.4 Baseline and simulation of the effects of the SPIN; 4.5 Results and discussion; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Gender parity and inorganic fertilizer technology adoption in farm households: evidence from Niger; Mahamadou Roufahi Tankari; Abstract 
505 8 |a 5.1 Introduction5.2 Context of the study; 5.3 Methodology; 5.4 Data source and description; 5.5 Results; 5.6 Conclusions; References; Appendix 5.; Chapter 6. Information technology and farm households in Niger; Chantal Toledo1 and Christopher Ksoll2*; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Background; 6.3 ICTs in agriculture -- evidence in the literature; 6.4 Discussion; 6.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Appendix 6.; Chapter 7. A dynamic spatial modelling of agricultural price transmission: evidence from the Niger millet market; Anatole Goundan* and Mahamadou Roufahi Tankari; Abstract 
505 8 |a 7.1 Introduction7.2 Do spatial linkages matter in price transmission analysis?; 7.3 Methodological framework; 7.4 Direct and indirect effects; 7.5 Data; 7.6 Application to Niger's millet market; 7.7 Conclusion and policy implications; References; Appendix 7.; Chapter 8. Recent trends and future prospects of cross-border agricultural trade in Niger; Sunday Odjo1* and Ousmane Badiane2; Abstract; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Geographic and socio-economic context; 8.3 Profile of agricultural trade between Niger and the West Africa region; 8.4 Regional trade simulation model 
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