Title:
Rural development in sub-Saharan Africa : policy perspectives for agriculture, sustainable resource management and poverty reduction
Editor:
Ruben, R.
,
Steenhuijsen Piters, B. de
Place:
Amsterdam
Publisher:
KIT Publishers
Year:
2005
Series Title:
Bulletin / Development, policy and practice
Serial number:
370
PAGE:
61
ISBN:
90-6832-164-1
ISSN:
0922-7911
Language:
eng
Subject:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Keywords:
agriculture
,
plant production
,
rural development
Abstract:
This bulletin presents a number of new insights concerning suitable instruments for the promotion of sustainable land use in sub-Saharan Africa. The careful balancing of macroeconomic policy with regional investments is absolutely necessary to provide incentives for land use intensification. Targeting public investments to unlock marginal areas might generate unexpectedly high returns. In addition, increasing investments in rural education is important to reinforcing the position of migrants in the labour market. Finally, the development of insurance systems and markets for environmental services may provide new possibilities for promoting investments in sustainable land use. Another part of the solution is inverting the decline in chemical fertilizer use.
Note:
Check http://www.kit.nl/publishers for availability of a print edition of this title.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Region:
Africa
,
Africa South of Sahara
Category:
Policy
Right:
© 2005 KIT
Document type:
E-Book/ E-Book Chapter
File:
113647.pdf