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题名/责任者:

University engagement with farming communities in Africa : community action research platforms / edited by Anthony Egeru, Megan Lindow, and Kay Muir Leresche.

出版发行项:

New York : Routledge, 2024.

ISBN:

9781032481203

ISBN:

103248120X

ISBN:

9781032481180

ISBN:

1032481188

载体形态项:

xx, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

附加个人名称:

Egeru, Anthony, editor.

附加个人名称:

Lindow, Megan, editor.

附加个人名称:

Muir-Leresche, Kay, editor.

论题主题:

Universities and colleges-Africa, Sub-Saharan-Public services-Case studies.

论题主题:

Rural development projects-Africa, Sub-Saharan-Case studies.

论题主题:

Community-based research-Africa, Sub-Saharan-Case studies.

论题主题:

Community and college-Africa, Sub-Saharan-Case studies.

论题主题:

Agriculture-Research-Africa, Sub-Saharan-Case studies.

论题主题:

Agriculture-Research

论题主题:

Community and college

论题主题:

Community-based research

论题主题:

Rural development projects

论题主题:

Universities and colleges-Public services

地理名称主题:

Sub-Saharan Africa

中图法分类号:

G649.47

书目附注:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

摘要附注:

"This book explains and explores how collaborations can be built and strengthened between African universities and farming communities to address real-world contemporary challenges. The book focuses on Community Action Research Platforms, an approach that has successfully enabled African universities to break free of the ivory tower and prove their relevance to society through deep collaborative engagements in targeted agricultural value chains. Developed in a pan-African network of universities (RUFORUM) focused on capacity building in agriculture, the approach has been tested in diverse settings over the last fifteen years. The book draws on the experiences and lessons from 21 different projects initiated by RUFORUM member universities in Benin, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. It highlights a critical yet under-utilised role for African universities as collaborators and catalysts for multi-sector solutions. These are solutions that increase productivity, address climate change, develop livelihoods and resilience in rural communities, and promote farmers' access to markets, innovation and trade, while safeguarding biodiversity and enhancing food and nutrition security. The book makes a case for repositioning African universities as fulcrums of development in society, and shares the rich experiences, learnings and scientific findings of diverse researchers, practitioners and students who have been working towards achieving this reality on the ground. This multidisciplinary book holds appeal for university leaders, higher education, agrifood and development specialists, researchers and practitioners, policy-makers and development agencies engaged in African agriculture and rural development, higher education and sustainable growth"--

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