African farm dynamics and the sub-continental food crisis – the case of maize

Göran Djurfeldt; Rolf Larsson; Björn Holmquist; Magnus Jirström; Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt

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African farm dynamics and the sub-continental food crisis – the case of maize

Göran Djurfeldt, Rolf Larsson, Björn Holmquist, Magnus Jirström, Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt

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This is a longitudinal study of smallholder farm dynamics in eight African countries, drawing on a sample of more than 3000 farm households. It deals with influences on smallholder maize production at three different levels: micro, meso and macro. Although the study points to inadequately exploited production potentials and a production system based primarily on self-provisioning the drivers behind dynamism in this context are clear. Dynamic production patterns are closely associated with smallholder access to modern crop technologies in combination with commercial incentives as expressed both at the meso and macro levels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	75-91
Journal	Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section C. Food Economics
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/16507540903064243
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Human Geography
Probability Theory and Statistics
Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

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Green Revolution
sub-Saharan Africa
maize
infrastructure
sociology
Agricultural policy
technology
Agricultural development
smallholder
staple crops
human geography
food crisis
statistics

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