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Assessing the impact of crop genetic improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: research context and highlights
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Smale, Melinda |
| Organization | IFPRI - Agriculture Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) |
| Description | Genetic improvement of planting material (in a broad sense) is an important component of agricultural growth for nations and regions in the process of economic development. Asia’s Green Revolutions in rice and wheat are perhaps the best-known examples of dramatic agricultural growth associated with crop genetic improvement. Most experts agree that no such seed-based revolution has occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa, despite frequent, though scattered, episodes of success. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/3668a23f-33d7-47cc-88b4-efb01ec4305c |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute International Plant Genetic Resources Institute International Maize and Wheat Improvement |
| Publisher Date | 2006-01-01 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Assessment Breeding Methods Crops |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Report |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |