Seeds for African peasants : peasants' needs and agricultural research--the case of Zimbabwe / by Esbern Friis-Hansen.
Series: Publications from the Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen ; no. 9Publication details: Uppsala : Nordic Africa Institute ; Copenhagen : Centre for Development Research, C1995.Description: 228 p. : ill, maps ; 22 cmISBN:- 917106365X
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Contents
Chapter 1
The peasant debate
Who are peasants?
The process of social differentiation
Peasant household production strategies
Chapter 2
The role of seed in the process of commodification
commodification of agricultural production
Agricultural intensification and commodification of agricultural seeds
Organized seed production and peasant seed requirement
The structure of organized seed production
Chapter 3
Plant breeding and agricultural development
Scientific plant breeding and its relevance for peasants
From farming systems research to Farmers' participatory Research
Indigenous plant breeding
Chapter 4
Agriculture in Zambabwe
History of the agrarian structure
Post-independence agrcultural policy
Post-independence trends in peasant agricultural production
Food security
Chapter 5
Introduction to Silobela communal area
The study area
Agro-ecological coditions for agriculture
Agricultural potential
Chapter 6
Economic and social development
Economic options
Household economy
Household composition, work force and division of labor
Household livelihood strategies
Chapter 7
Farming system analysis
Characteristics of the farming system
Outfield capacity
Livestock production
Resource constraints in the farming system
Etc.
Chapter 8
Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-228).
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