Background
Djurfeldt, Göran was born on April 1, 1945 in Sweden.
(Why can Asia now feed its rapidly growing population, but...)
Why can Asia now feed its rapidly growing population, but Africa continues to experience famine? This book is the outcome of a three-year project coordinated by a group of Swedish researchers with collaborating scholars from Africa and Asia. It provides a comparative study between Asian agricultural development during the Green Revolution in food production and the current problematic agricultural situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on case studies of eight African and eight Asian countries (focusing on the early part of the Green Revolution), this book presents a causal and explanatory model of Asian green revolutions. It discusses why such progress has been made in Asia, but has not yet occurred in Africa. It also examines the implications of the case studies for future development in Africa.
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Djurfeldt, Göran was born on April 1, 1945 in Sweden.
Doctor of Philosophy, Lund University, Sweden, 1976.
Associate professor Copenhagen University, Denmark, 1975—1992, Lund University, Sweden, 1992—2000, professor Sweden, since 2000. Consultant Swedish International Development Cooperative Agency, Stockholm, since 1987. Member expert group on development issues Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, since 2001.
(Why can Asia now feed its rapidly growing population, but...)
Member of International Rural Sociology Association (council member 1996—2004), European Society for Rural Sociology (president 1995-1999).
Married Maud Östling. Children: Li, Tomas, Anders.