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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|51 pages
Determinants of Sustainable Land Management Investments
chapter 2|16 pages
Stimulating Smallholder Investments in Sustainable Land Management
chapter 3|20 pages
The Role of Social Capital in Sustainable Development
chapter 4|13 pages
Tenure Security and Incentives for Sustainable Land Management
part II|49 pages
The Effect of Risk on Investments
chapter 5|12 pages
Risk Preferences and Technology Adoption
chapter 6|20 pages
Fertilizer Use by Smallholder Households in Northern Ethiopia
chapter 7|15 pages
Crop Biodiversity and the Management of Production Risk on Degraded Lands
part III|37 pages
Returns to Sustainable Land Management Investments
chapter 9|15 pages
Soil Conservation and Small-scale Food Production in Highland Ethiopia
part IV|44 pages
Public Policies and Sustainable Land Management Investments