2 Setting Priorities for Promoting African Food Production

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Contributors X
5. Map of Africa XII
6. 1 Introduction: Guidance and Misguidance in Africa's Food Production 1
7. 2 Setting Priorities for Promoting African Food Production 31
8. 3 Beyond Hunger in Africa—Breaking the Spell of Mono-Culture 47
9. 4 China's Lessons for African Agriculture 79
10. 5 From Drought to Famine in Kenya 103
11. 6 The Production and Marketing of Miraa in Kenya 121
12. 7 Food Surplus Production, Wealth, and Farmers' Strategies in Kenya 153
13. 8 Coping with Structural Adjustment: The Nigerian Experience 191
14. 9 Adversity and Transformation: The Nigerian Light at the End of the Tunnel 209
15. Index 239