Sustainable Food Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: IITA's contributionsThis publication commemorates the 25th anniversary of IITA (Institute of tropical agriculture) founding. It consists of five chapters. First the history of the institute is described. In chapter 2 farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa with their generally fragile resource base and the emergence of a new research strategy is summarized. Chapters 3 and 4 deal with the improvement and plant health of various crops. In chapter 5 the research planning for the different regions is discussed |
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| Titre | Sustainable Food Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: IITA's contributions Volume 1 de IITA's contributions Volume 1 de Sustainable Food Production in Sub-Saharan Africa, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Sustainable Food Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: Symposium : Papers, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| Auteur | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| Éditeur | IITA, 1992 |
| ISBN | 9781310863, 9789781310867 |
| Longueur | 195 pages |
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