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- 020 __ |a 9781032481203 |q (hardback)
- 020 __ |a 9781032481180 |q (paperback)
- 020 __ |z 9781003387497 |q (ebook)
- 040 __ |a IEN/DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d OCLCF |d OCLCO
- 050 00 |a LB2331.46.A357 |b U658 2024
- 082 04 |a 378.1030967 |2 23
- 245 00 |a University engagement with farming communities in Africa : |b community action research platforms / |c edited by Anthony Egeru, Megan Lindow, and Kay Muir Leresche.
- 260 __ |a New York : |b Routledge, |c 2024.
- 300 __ |a xx, 307 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm
- 336 __ |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
- 337 __ |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia
- 338 __ |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 520 __ |a "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"-- |c Provided by publisher.
- 650 _0 |a Universities and colleges |z Africa, Sub-Saharan |x Public services |v Case studies.
- 650 _0 |a Rural development projects |z Africa, Sub-Saharan |v Case studies.
- 650 _0 |a Community-based research |z Africa, Sub-Saharan |v Case studies.
- 650 _0 |a Community and college |z Africa, Sub-Saharan |v Case studies.
- 650 _0 |a Agriculture |x Research |z Africa, Sub-Saharan |v Case studies.
- 650 _7 |a Agriculture |x Research |2 fast
- 650 _7 |a Community and college |2 fast
- 650 _7 |a Community-based research |2 fast
- 650 _7 |a Rural development projects |2 fast
- 650 _7 |a Universities and colleges |x Public services |2 fast
- 651 _7 |a Sub-Saharan Africa
- 700 1_ |a Egeru, Anthony, |e editor.
- 700 1_ |a Lindow, Megan, |e editor.
- 700 1_ |a Muir-Leresche, Kay, |e editor.