Technological capabilities are at the center of the new theories of economic growth which focus on technology and human capital as engines of growth. Recent developments in this literature suggest that long-run economic growth, as seen most recently in East Asia, reflects sustained increases in...

In Guinea, improving the productivity of upland rice is a key challenge for the national agricultural services. Though rice is the main staple in Guinea, low yields make the country highly dependent on rice imports that it can ill afford. While the national agricultural research system...

Commercial Agricultural Production (CAP) was a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded technical assistance project implemented by the US development consulting firm Chemonics International between 1994 and 1999. This brief presents major achievements of CAP, benefits...