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Yang, Yongzheng (ed.); Tian, Weiming (ed.) - 2000

China now faces the difficult choice of whether to pursue a food self-sufficiency policy or further integrate its … agriculture into the world market. China's choice will have profound implications for the world trading system, as well as for its … own economy. At the same time, China needs to reform its land tenure and grain marketing systems. This book examines these …

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Food Security and Sustainability : Investment and Financing along Agro-Food Chains

Mergos, Geōrgios I. (ed.); Papanastassiou, Marina (ed.) - 2017

This edited volume brings together contributions from experts on a range of food security issues, and examines them through a number of case studies. A Millennium Development goal and important policy concern, food security is experiencing renewed interest due to globalisation, which has led to...

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Diversification of Agriculture in Eastern India

Ghosh, Madhusudan - 2015

Divided into three parts - Rationale and Extent of Agricultural Diversification, Nature and Problems of Agricultural Diversification, and Food and Livelihood Security through Agricultural Diversification, this edited book examines various aspects of agricultural diversification in Eastern India....

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Global Agro-Food Trade and Standards : Challenges for Africa

Gibbon, Peter (ed.); Ponte, Stefano (ed.); … - 2010

Standards are replacing tariffs as the main trade barriers facing African agro-food exports. This book examines the challenges and opportunities that new public and private standards present to African countries - focusing on food safety, environmental and climate change, and social and labour...

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Production Structure and Productivity of Japanese Agriculture : Volume 1: Quantitative Investigations on Production Structure

Kuroda, Yoshimi - 2013

Analyses quantitatively in a comprehensive, consistent, and integrated manner the production structure and productivity of post-war Japanese agriculture for the latter half of the twentieth century, more specifically, 1957-97

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Production Structure and Productivity of Japanese Agriculture : Volume 2: Impacts of Policy Measures

Kuroda, Yoshimi - 2013

Analyzes quantitatively in a comprehensive, consistent, and integrated manner the production structure and productivity of postwar Japanese agriculture for the latter half of the 20th century, more specifically, 1957-97

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The Eurasian Wheat Belt and Food Security : Global and Regional Aspects

Gómez y Paloma, Sergio (ed.); Mary, Sébastien (ed.); … - 2017

world: A focus on harvest failures in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan and their impact on global food security -- China …

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Marketed and Marketable Surplus of Major Food Grains in India

Sharma, Vijay Paul - 2017

This book helps readers understand the concepts of marketed and marketable surplus, as well as the role of the government and marketing agencies, including those in the private sector, in improving market efficiency. It also examines the impact of various socioeconomic, technological,...

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Development economics : the role of agriculture in development

Junankar, Pramod N. - 2016

The papers on development gathered together by Raja Junankar in this volume witness to a critically minded, technically equipped, free spirit tackling one of the most important issues with which relevant economic analysis should be concerned.’ - G. C. Harcourt, Visiting Professorial Fellow at...

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Building a resilient and sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa

Shimeles, Abebe (ed.); Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey (ed.); … - 2018

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license What are the challenges and action points for agricultural sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa? This collection of papers offers technical analyses, policy recommendations and an overview of success stories to date. Each carefully selected...

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