The role of technology in agricultural intensification: the evolution of maize production in the northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

Focuses on a case where production systems have evolved in a way that has resulted in a highly productive system and substantial increases in farmer welfare. Shows how infrastructure provided preconditions for this, but the crucial driving force was a technological breakthrough.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Economic development and cultural change 1994-04, Vol.42 (3), p.537-554
Hauptverfasser:	Smith, J, Barau, A.D, Goldman, A, Mareck, J.H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Agricultural land Agricultural Production Agricultural Technology Agriculture Cash crops Corn Crop economics Crop production Crops Cultural change DESARROLLO AGRICOLA DEVELOPPEMENT AGRICOLE Economic development Factors Fallowing Farming Fertilizers Food crops FOOD PRODUCTION INTENSIFICACION INTENSIFICATION MAIS MAIZ MAIZE NIGERIA PRODUCCION ALIMENTARIA PRODUCTION ALIMENTAIRE Production systems PRODUCTIVIDAD PRODUCTIVITE PRODUCTIVITY Sustainable agriculture Technological Change TECHNOLOGIE TECHNOLOGY TECNOLOGIA Villages
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Zusammenfassung:	Focuses on a case where production systems have evolved in a way that has resulted in a highly productive system and substantial increases in farmer welfare. Shows how infrastructure provided preconditions for this, but the crucial driving force was a technological breakthrough.
ISSN:	0013-0079 1539-2988
DOI:	10.1086/452101