The African Green Revolution and the Role of Partnerships in East Africa

摘要: Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region continues to experience perennial hunger, poverty and poor health of its people. Agricultural production has remained low over decades is declining extremely staple maize yields below 0.5 t ha–1 season–1 at the smallholder farm scale, against potential 4–5 given modest levels inputs good crop husbandry. Constraints contributing productivity are numerous, but planting poor-quality seed, soil fertility, markets value addition products significantly contribute productivity. Partnerships for development weak even though there numerous technologies improve sustain agricultural arising from extensive research extension in SSA. But, technology adoption rates have been slow, some cases we find no adoption. In this chapter highlight constraints which bottlenecks achievement a green revolution Africa. Success efforts reported, moot focus on efficient utilization abundant affordable natural resources, such as phosphate rocks replenish depleted phosphorus soils. We argue that achieve an revolution, partnerships with concerned global communities national institutions, including universities, NGOs, CBOs farming communities, need be strengthened. Specifically, human capacity all should built through training. Without private sector’s strong participation acquisition marketing proven products, it will difficult revolution.