Introduction: Introduction Part I: Comparative analysis 1.1: From Maputo Declaration to Global Financial Crisis 1.2: Macro trends among the Afrint countries 1.3: Production and productivity of food crops, 2002 to 2008 1.4: Drivers of staple food production in sub-Saharan Africa - evidence for maize from eight countries 2002 to 2008 1.5: Maize Remittances, markets and smallholder livelihoods in Africa Part II: Country case studies 2.1: Ethiopia 2.2: Ghana 2.3: Kenya 2.4: Malawi 2.5: Nigeria 2.6: Tanzania 2.7: Uganda 2.8: Zambia 2.9: Mozambique 3: Conclusion

Poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is predominantly a rural and agricultural phenomenon. The large majority of all poor are farmers and herders, therefore as long as the poor remain smallholders, alleviation of poverty remains an agricultural task. African Smallholders documents the farm-level effects of agricultural policies, focusing on a variety of themes including micro-credit, infrastructure, cash crop production and food security. To deepen our understanding of agricultural development it discusses staple food production in sub-Saharan Africa and its response to changing geo-political, macro-economic and agricultural policy. It is a useful resource for all those researching or involved with food security, agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa. Related titles Prioritising Agricultural Research for Development: Experience and Lessons D. Raitzer and G.W. Norton 2009 240 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 566 5 Agro-industries for Development C.A. de Silva, D. Baker, A.W. Shepherd, C. Jenane and S. Miranda-da-Cruz 2009 304 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 577 1 Globalization and the Least Developed Countries: Potentials and Pitfalls D. Bigmann 2007 336 pages ISBN 978 184593 308 1 Impact of Science on African Agriculture and Food Security P. Anandajayasekeram, M. Rukani, S. Babu, F. Liebenberg, C.L. Keswani 2007 336 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 267 1

This is a great 'Kente cloth' of a book: an ambitious design, with narrative strips woven together to create a composite picture of African smallholder realities. Journal of Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 47 (4), 2011