This book presents a synthesis of three decades of work with smallholder producers and their communities. It takes the farming systems work of the 1990s a step further, and pays particular attention to those factors and issues that have proven to constrain agricultural development in developing economics. As a synthese of experience from countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, the book is not specific to any country, but most readers should be able to quickly relate the subjects to their country. the book carefully reviews the hypotheses on which most assistance to smallholders has been based. It concentrates less on the agronomy and soil science of the author's professional background, but more on the various facts that impinge on the farmers' ability to implement more productive crop husbandry. In so doing, the book promotes looking beyond technology development, and concentrates on the supporting services that smallholders need to enable them to enhance their crop management. It emphasizes the importance of village-level, private micro-enterprises as a cost-effective means of assisting smallholders. Public sector institutions in providing these support services.
Publication Details
- Publisher: AgBe
- ISBN-10: 981-05-0873-5
- Dewey Decimal: 338.1
- ECHO Library: 338.1 TIN