Institutions and the African farmer

dc.creatorEicher, C.K.
dc.date2012-01-06T05:09:02Z
dc.date2012-01-06T05:09:02Z
dc.date1999
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T19:55:30Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T19:55:30Z
dc.identifier1405-5112
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10883/980
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7508307
dc.descriptionGetting African agriculture moving is the most complex and demanding task facing policy makers, agricultural scientists, and donors over the coming 25 years. This publication, based on the text of a presentation given at the CIMMYT Economics Program's Third Distinguished Economist Lecture, examines Africa's empty harvest in historical perspective and analyzes the failure of agricultural institutions imported from other continents (e.g., T&V extension and the land grant university model). The author argues that there is an urgent need for African agriculturalists to experiment with different agricultural institutions and to craft national "agricultural knowledge triangles" that include research, extension, and agricultural higher education. Africa's universities are the weak link in the agricultural knowledge triangule. The lecture then analyzes the reasons underlying the erosion in the capacity of Africa's faculties of agriculture to offer high quality graduate training in agriculture. Taking the long view of building sustainable agricultural institutions, the author outlines eight challenging puzzles that require debate and further study: creating a good institutional environment; crafting agricultural knowledge triangles; the case for long-term scientific assistance; the expanded aid agenda; changing roles of public and private institutions and NGOs; institution building versus marginalist approaches; strategic issues in improving the quality of graduate education; and "whither the CGIAR"
dc.description64 pages
dc.formatPDF
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCIMMYT
dc.relationCIMMYT Distinguished Economist Lecture
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectTRAINING CENTRES
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectEXTENSION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectRESEARCH POLICIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectTRAINING CENTRES
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectEXTENSION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectRESEARCH POLICIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.titleInstitutions and the African farmer
dc.typeBook
dc.coverageMexico


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