Fostering transformation and growth in Niger's agricultural sector / edited by Fleur Wouterse and Ousmane Badiane.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter / Fleur Wouterse and Ousmane Badiane -- Chapter 1. Farmer-managed restoration of agroforestry parklands in Niger / Melinda Smale, Gray Tappan, and Chris Reij -- Chapter 2. Economics of land degradation in Niger / Ephraim Nkonya, Yating Ru, and Edward Kato -- Chapter 3. Empowerment, climate change adaptation and agricultural production: evidence from Niger / Fleur Wouterse -- Chapter 4. Does small irrigation boost smallholder agricultural production – evidence from a small irrigation programme in Niger / Pascal Tillie, Kamel Louhichi, and Sergio Gomez-Y-Paloma -- Chapter 5. Gender parity and inorganic fertilizer technology adoption in farm households: evidence from Niger / Mahamadou Roufahi Tankari -- Chapter 6. Information technology and farm households in Niger / Chantal Toledo and Christopher Ksoll -- Chapter 7. A dynamic spatial modelling of agricultural price transmission: evidence from the Niger millet market / Anatole Goundan and Mahamadou Roufahi Tankari -- Chapter 8. Recent trends and future prospects of cross-border agricultural trade in Niger / Sunday Odjo and Ousmane Badiane -- Chapter 9. Taking stock of Niger’s existing regional and global trade agreements / Fousseini Traore -- Chapter 10. Assessing the socioeconomic impact of ECOWAS CET implementation in Niger / Ismaël Fofana -- Chapter 11. Summary and conclusion / Fleur Wouterse.

For Niger, the development of agriculture is essential to strategies to raise incomes and eradicate poverty in a sustainable manner, without further depleting its natural resource base. While traditional approaches to agricultural development have emphasized food security and have been rather technology focused, African countries are increasingly emphasizing the role of innovation in development. 'Fostering transformation and growth in Niger's agricultural sector' seeks to further the understanding of potential innovations that can sustainably transform the agriculture sector in Niger. This publication uses the agricultural value chain perspective to provide a reference point for improvements in supporting services and the business environment. The first part describes several innovations that could contribute to enhancing agricultural productivity. Particularly interesting is the emphasis on the grassroots nature of some of these innovations. The second part offers a reference point for improvements in supporting services, the business and institutional environments that can contribute to pro-poor initiatives and to a stronger linkage of smallholders to markets. The comprehensive approach taken in this book ensures its contribution to an understanding of transformative innovations in agriculture as well as enabling conditions.

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