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The Impact of Agricultural Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Synthesis of Symposium Findings

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James F. Oehmke () (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)
Eric W. Crawford

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Current perceptions of the impact of technology development and transfer (TDT) are often negative, describing few links between TDT and income-generating activity. To inform TDT investment decisions, USAID commissioned a set of studies to measure the people-level impacts of TDT in sub- Saharan Africa, as well as the accomplishments of TDT in achieving national-level impacts. The Symposium on the Impact of Technology on Agricultural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa funded by AID/AFR/ARTS and AID/RD/EID under the Michigan State University Food Security Cooperative Agreements, was held in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14-16, 1992, to report on results from these and other relevant impact assessments. A primary purpose of the symposium was to present evidence which would either confirm or contradict the perception that the accomplishments of TDT were insufficient to justify continued funding. A secondary objective was to consider the adequacy of available analytical tools for impact assessment.

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Paper provided by Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University in its series International Development Papers with number 14.

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Keywords: food security food policy agricultural technology

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O30 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - General

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  1. Rita Laker-Ojok, 1994. "The Potential Returns to Oilseeds Research in Uganda: The Case of Groundnuts and Sesame," International Development Working Papers 45, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  2. Duncan Boughton & Eric Crawford & Julie Howard & James Oehmke & James Shaffer & John Staatz, 1995. "A Strategic Approach to Agricultural Research Program Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa," International Development Working Papers 49, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Duncan Boughton & Eric Crawford & Julie Howard & James Oehmke & James Shaffer & John Staatz, 1997. "Une approche stratégique pour la planification du programme de recherche agricole en Afrique sub-saharienne," International Development Working Papers 49F, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
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