Poverty, Inequality, and Innovation in the Global South

This edited volume analyzes the experiences learned in practice especially among small holder farmers to eradicate poverty. In other words, it discusses practical solutions which small scale farmers can use to alleviate poverty and reduce inequality. This addresses the issue of inclusive and sustainability of projects leading to the notion of not leaving anyone behind. The book provides insights that can be translated into policy with potential to inform practice. It also has the potential to address the issue of rural urban migration by providing knowledge that is usable by small scale farmers, policy makers and entrepreneurs alike. The volume is written by authors from different countries, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, indicating the commonality of the problems of poverty and inequality. It contains insights from all these countries assembled together into an amalgam of practices ready to use and implement informed by evidence from the field as most of the chapters are based onempirical data.

Analyzes the experiences learned in practice especially among small holder farmers to eradicate poverty Discusses practical solutions which small scale farmers can use to alleviate poverty and reduce inequality Addresses the issue of inclusive and sustainability of projects leading to the notion of not leaving anyone behind

Auteur
Oliver Mtapuri is Professor at the School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Contenu

Chapter 1: Of Poverty, Inequality, Development and Innovation: An Introduction.- Chapter 2: Perceptions of inequality in an Informal Settlement in Durban, South Africa.- Chapter 3: Africa's policy and technology options: Linking agricultural mechanization to social protection targets.- Chapter 4: Building Bridges to Close the Inequality Gap as a Basis for Social Change: A Social Worker's Pragmatic Experience in Immersion.- Chapter 5: Tanzania policies on water governance in river basins: Implications for livelihoods and resource conservation.- Chapter 6: Farmer groups approach to rural development in Morogoro, Tanzania: A study of the activities performed and challenges experienced.- Chapter 7: Tanzania Social Action Fund II Implementation for the Household Socio-Economic Improvement: Evidence from Arusha District, Tanzania.- Chapter 8: Gender parity as a way to address poverty challenges in South Africa.- Chapter 9: Development Driven Tools or Parasitic Paradigms? A Critical Perspective of Western theories of Development and its Reforms.- Chapter 10: The Sankofa Methodology: A Pan-African Approach to Poverty Alleviation.- Chapter 11: Innovations for Fighting Poverty and Inequality in Zimbabwe: The Evolving Roles of the State, Private Sector and Non-Governmental Organisations.- Chapter 12: Systemic monitoring and evaluation to enhance collective creativity and innovation for the alleviation of poverty and inequality.- Chapter 13: Factors affecting agricultural students' attitude towards entrepreneurship at a University in South Africa.- Chapter 14: Ending poverty on the African continent: Consolidating the agrarian welfare regime in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 15: Rural women's perceptions of poverty and inequality in Mungwi District, Zambia.- Chapter 16: An Investigation into the Nexus between Innovation and Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa.