Food production and rural development in the Sahel : (Record no. 10880)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 02177nam a2200253 a 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 086531893X (pbk.) : |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780367020019 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 338.1/7318/096623 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Bingen, R. James. |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Food production and rural development in the Sahel : |
| Remainder of title | lesson from Mali's Operation Riz-Segou / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | R. James Bingen. |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Group |
| Year of publication or production | 2018 |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xx, 167 p. ; |
| Other physical details | illustrations |
| Accompanying material | Nill |
| GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | n Mali and throughout the Sahel, governments increasingly rely on parastatal organizations to overcome the problems of lagging food production and rural poverty. This book examines the political and economic consequences of the efforts of one organization, Operation Riz-Segou in Mali, to increase smallholder food and cash crop production. Drawing extensively on fieldwork in Mali, the author finds that significant investments in irrigation facilities, financed by foreign aid, have not reduced the smallholder's vulnerability to the risks posed by weather and uncertain flood levels of the Niger River. The extension system discourages smallholder investment for long-term agricultural development because of its preoccupation with supervision and administrative control. Moreover, the Operation engages in many popular rural development activities--literacy programs, farmer training, women's artisanal centers--that give the facade of grassroots participation but in reality do not provide villagers a critically needed voice in local program administration. Comparing Operation Riz-Segou to similar parastatal agricultural development programs in the Sahel, Dr. Bingen discusses why only those policies deliberately designed and carefully implemented to share power with the majority of the people can lay the political and economic foundation required to overcome rural poverty and resolve the food crisis in the Sahel.<br/> |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Rice trade |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Food supply |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Rural development |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Food supply |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Rural development |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Food supply. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Rice trade. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Rural development. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 09/26/2023 | HD9066 .B56 2018 | 0187714 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 09/26/2023 | HD9066 .B56 2018 | 0187715 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 09/26/2023 | HD9066 .B56 2018 | 0187716 | Books |