Agricultural and rural economics

Agricultural entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict regions face special challenges; not just everyday personal risks, but also the difficulties of building small businesses when real or threatened violence can disrupt business growth cycles and economic security.

The price of food commodities - such as wheat, corn and rice - is unstable.

This book, written by global experts, provides a comprehensive and topical analysis on the economics of chocolate.

The price of food commodities - such as wheat, corn and rice - is unstable.

Why do farm workers become more vulnerable as countries get richer?

Handbook of International Food and Agricultural Policies is a three-volume set that aims to provide an accessible reference for those interested in the aims and implementation of food and farm policies throughout the world.

From prompting a transition from hunter-gatherer to an agrarian lifestyle in ancient Mesopotamia to bankrolling Britain's imperialist conquests, strategic taxation and the regulation of beer has played a pivotal role throughout history.

Agricultural Enlightenment explores the modernization of the rural economy in Europe through the lens of the Enlightenment.

The food system has changed considerably in the last century.

International observers have lauded Rwanda as an example of an African country taking control of its own development trajectory, and as a market-friendly destination for investment.

The aim of the book is to provide interested readers with access to a number of articles that have been written over the years on the subject of the linkages between domestic farm policies (particularly in developed countries) and world markets for agricultural goods.

A shocking and unputdownable expos of the United States meat industry and the growing disappointment of alternative meat producers that ';is required reading for anyone who eats' (Christopher Leonard, New York Timesbestselling author).

From prompting a transition from hunter-gatherer to an agrarian lifestyle in ancient Mesopotamia to bankrolling Britain's imperialist conquests, strategic taxation and the regulation of beer has played a pivotal role throughout history.

The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat.

How are Mongolia's resilient cashmere herders overcoming harsh conditions and economic challenges to thrive?

Current Issues in Global Agricultural and Trade Policy presents an authoritative perspective on matters that will contribute to the future shape of global markets for agricultural products.

Current Issues in Global Agricultural and Trade Policy presents an authoritative perspective on matters that will contribute to the future shape of global markets for agricultural products.

How do people survive and thrive in the uncertain and risk-prone Sahel?

It is believed that the major countries of the former Soviet Union-specifically Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine (KRU region)-are the part of the world with the most potential to increase food supplies and strengthen world food security.

The development of transgenic crops is revolutionary, but what does it mean for food production, prices and the environment?

In this practical guide TV farmer Jimmy Doherty imparts his experience and ideas to show you how to achieve the self-sufficient lifestyle and add to your life whether growing for your own pleasure - or profit!

Dieses Buch gibt dem Leser Einblicke in die Arbeitsweise der etwas verborgenen Welt der globalen Entwicklungs-Organisationen auf dem Gebiet der Wasserwirtschaft im landwirtschaftlichen Sektor.

Nearly every day brings news of another merger or acquisition involving the companies that control our food supply.

Agricultural entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict regions face special challenges; not just everyday personal risks, but also the difficulties of building small businesses when real or threatened violence can disrupt business growth cycles and economic security.

In addition to being one of the United States' largest pork producers, North Carolina is home to a developing niche market of pasture-raised pork.

Whites and Reds: A History of Wine in the Lands of Tsar and Commissar tells the story of Russia's encounter with viniculture and winemaking.

Sao Paulo, by far the most populated state in Brazil, has an economy to rival that of Colombia or Venezuela.

Global food price spikes in 2008 and again in 2011 coincided with a surge of political unrest in low- and middle-income countries.

Whites and Reds: A History of Wine in the Lands of Tsar and Commissar tells the story of Russia's encounter with viniculture and winemaking.

In an effort to promote agro-enterprises and agro-industries as viable forms of inclusive development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) in collaboration with the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), organized an international symposium on the topic "e;Innovative Institutions, Public Policies, and Private Strategies for Inclusive Agro-Enterprise Development"e;, as part of the Triennial Meetings of the IAAE held in Foz do lguacu, Brazil, in August 2012.

Ulbe Bosma details how the British and Dutch introduced the sugar plantation model in Asia and refashioned it over time.

Dates are an important fruit, especially in many African, Middle-Eastern and Asian countries.

In the wake of the global food crisis of 2008, Middle Eastern oil producers have announced multi-billion investments to secure food supplies from abroad.

The food system has changed considerably in the last century.

Development economics is about understanding how and why lives change.

This volume takes a fresh look at the land question in India.

Advances in science and policy during the past 50 years have prevented the predicted widespread food shortages as the world's population soared.

The aim of the book is to provide interested readers with access to a number of articles that have been written over the years on the subject of the linkages between domestic farm policies (particularly in developed countries) and world markets for agricultural goods.

Global production of soybeans and palm oil has increased enormously in the tropics over the last two decades.