Improvements in agricultural productivity have alleviated much poverty and starvation and fuelled economic progress. However, comparatively little agricultural R&D and "technology tailoring" has been done for the conditions confronting African agriculture. Innovation in African agriculture and...

CONTEXT -- A Brief History of U.S. Agriculture -- INPUTS, OUTPUTS AND PRODUCTIVITY -- Agricultural Inputs -- Agricultural Outputs -- Agricultural Productivity Patterns -- AGRICULTURAL R&D FUNDING AND POLICIES -- Research Funding and Performance -- The Federal Role -- MODELS OF R&D AND...