Agricultural and rural economics

The increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, and pests to pesticides, threatens to undo some of the most remarkable advances made in public health and agriculture during the past century.

This book is the first systematic attempt to address emerging land markets and their implications for poverty, equity, and efficiency across a number of African countries.

This book is the first systematic attempt to address emerging land markets and their implications for poverty, equity, and efficiency across a number of African countries.

Food security is one of the twenty-first century's key global challenges, and lessons learned from India have particular significance worldwide.

Food security is one of the twenty-first century's key global challenges, and lessons learned from India have particular significance worldwide.

Real Markets: Social and Political Issues of Food Policy Reform contains papers presented at a Seminar on Food Pricing and Marketing Reforms, sponsored by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and held in Geneva during November 1989.

Real Markets: Social and Political Issues of Food Policy Reform contains papers presented at a Seminar on Food Pricing and Marketing Reforms, sponsored by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and held in Geneva during November 1989.

As productivity expands to cater for population increase and shifting diets, many individuals remain hungry, whilst others suffer obesity, and significant amounts of food are wasted.

As productivity expands to cater for population increase and shifting diets, many individuals remain hungry, whilst others suffer obesity, and significant amounts of food are wasted.

This is Volume X in a series of eleven on Economics and Society.

This is Volume X in a series of eleven on Economics and Society.

Challenging assumptions about the benefits of specific development practices, this book provides readers with overview of how competing frameworks have developed and the ways that specific development practices reflect specific understandings of the main debates, as well as offering a comprehensive historical overview of attempts to achieve economi

Shea butter (butyrospermin parkii) has been produced and sold by rural West African women and circulated on the world market as a raw material for more than a century.

Shea butter (butyrospermin parkii) has been produced and sold by rural West African women and circulated on the world market as a raw material for more than a century.

This textbook integrates financial economics and management in the area of agricultural finance.

This textbook integrates financial economics and management in the area of agricultural finance.

To millions of people in the world, rice is the center of existence, especially in Asia, where more than 90 percent of the world's rice is grown.

To millions of people in the world, rice is the center of existence, especially in Asia, where more than 90 percent of the world's rice is grown.

First Published in 1983.

First Published in 1983.

First Published in 1993.

First Published in 1993.

The inverse relationship between farm size and productivity is accepted as a "e;stylized fact"e; of agriculture in developing countries.

The inverse relationship between farm size and productivity is accepted as a "e;stylized fact"e; of agriculture in developing countries.

First Published in 1968.

First Published in 1968.

The agriculture system is under pressure to increase production every year as global population expands and more people move from a diet mostly made up of grains, to one with more meat, dairy and processed foods.

The agriculture system is under pressure to increase production every year as global population expands and more people move from a diet mostly made up of grains, to one with more meat, dairy and processed foods.

This book is part of a series which makes available to English-speaking audiences the work of the individual Chinese economists who were the architects of China's economic reform.

This book is part of a series which makes available to English-speaking audiences the work of the individual Chinese economists who were the architects of China's economic reform.

Food and food markets still enjoy a pivotal role in the world economy and the international food industry is moving towards greater consolidation and globalization, with increased vertical integration and changes to market structure.

Food and food markets still enjoy a pivotal role in the world economy and the international food industry is moving towards greater consolidation and globalization, with increased vertical integration and changes to market structure.

Aquaculture technology has been evolving rapidly over the last two decades, led by an increasingly skilled cadre of researchers in developing countries.

Aquaculture technology has been evolving rapidly over the last two decades, led by an increasingly skilled cadre of researchers in developing countries.

Land reforms are laws that are intended, and likely, to cut poverty by raising the poor's share of land rights.

Land reforms are laws that are intended, and likely, to cut poverty by raising the poor's share of land rights.

This is volume III of six in a series on the Sociology of East Asia.

This is volume III of six in a series on the Sociology of East Asia.

This book analyzes the economics of the food industry at every stage between the farm gate and the kitchen counter.

This book analyzes the economics of the food industry at every stage between the farm gate and the kitchen counter.

Written by the world's leading expert in the field, this book examines the evolution of Japanese agricultural policy in the post-war period, focusing particularly from the 1970s onwards when both domestic and external pressures for reform began to intensify.

Written by the world's leading expert in the field, this book examines the evolution of Japanese agricultural policy in the post-war period, focusing particularly from the 1970s onwards when both domestic and external pressures for reform began to intensify.

This title aims to provide introductory and concluding surveys of the subject of farms, trees and farmers.

This title aims to provide introductory and concluding surveys of the subject of farms, trees and farmers.

Accumulation of assets to enable the diversification of activities has been established as crucial in helping the rural poor escape poverty.

Accumulation of assets to enable the diversification of activities has been established as crucial in helping the rural poor escape poverty.

Rural poverty is a phenomenon that is widespread yet often ignored by policy makers and researchers.

Rural poverty is a phenomenon that is widespread yet often ignored by policy makers and researchers.

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

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