ABSTRACT

Agricultural Investment and Productivity provides a deep and systematic look at the opportunities for and constraints to investments in sustainable agriculture in East Africa, offering important insights into what works and how to analyze agricultural investments in one of the poorest regions of the world. The book critically examines the reasons behind East Africa's stagnant agricultural productivity over the past forty-five years, using the primary lens of investments in fertilizers, seeds, and sustainable land management technologies, These investments have a tremendous impact on production volume, ultimately affecting the income of millions of families throughout the region.

chapter 1|11 pages

Agricultural Production in East Africa

Stagnation, Investment, and Poverty

part I|51 pages

Determinants of Sustainable Land Management Investments

chapter 2|16 pages

Stimulating Smallholder Investments in Sustainable Land Management

Overcoming Market, Policy, and Institutional Challenges

chapter 3|20 pages

The Role of Social Capital in Sustainable Development

An Analysis of Soil Conservation in Rural Kenya

part II|49 pages

The Effect of Risk on Investments

chapter 5|12 pages

Risk Preferences and Technology Adoption

Case Studies from the Ethiopian Highlands

chapter 6|20 pages

Fertilizer Use by Smallholder Households in Northern Ethiopia

Does Risk Aversion Matter?

chapter 7|15 pages

Crop Biodiversity and the Management of Production Risk on Degraded Lands

Some Evidence from the Highlands of Ethiopia

part III|37 pages

Returns to Sustainable Land Management Investments

part IV|44 pages

Public Policies and Sustainable Land Management Investments