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Food Security and Sustainability : Investment and Financing along Agro-Food Chains
Mergos, George (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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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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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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Ernährung, Nahrungsmittelmärkte und Landwirtschaft : ökonomische Fragestellungen vor dem Hintergrund der Globalisierung
Jäggi, Christian J. - 2018
Ernährung wird heute vor allem unter ernährungstechnischen, medizinisch-gesundheitlichen oder weltanschaulichen Aspekten (z.B. Vegetarianismus, Veganismus usw.) diskutiert. Obwohl die Nahrungsmittelindustrie einen der wichtigsten Märkte darstellt, werden Fragen der Nahrungsmittelproduktion,...
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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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Imitation, Counterfeiting and the Quality of Goods in Modern Asian History
Furuta, Kazuko (ed.); Grove, Linda (ed.) - 2017
of the modern economies of Japan, China and Taiwan. The project brings together the work of an international team of … FURUTA and Toshiaki USHIJIMA) -- 2 Market Approaches to Dealing with Cotton Adulteration in Early Twentieth Century China … 20th Century North China Weaving Industry (Linda GROVE) -- Part II Small Things and Copy Culture in Global Economic …
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Agricultural Development and Economic Transformation : Promoting Growth with Poverty Reduction
Mellor, John W. - 2017
This book examines the role of agriculture in the economic transformation of developing low- and middle-income countries and explores means for accelerating agricultural growth and poverty reduction. In this volume, Mellor measures by household class the employment impact of alternative...
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Persistence Pays : U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth and the Benefits from Public R&D Spending
Alston, Julian M. - 2010
CONTEXT -- A Brief History of U.S. Agriculture -- INPUTS, OUTPUTS AND PRODUCTIVITY -- Agricultural Inputs -- Agricultural Outputs -- Agricultural Productivity Patterns -- AGRICULTURAL R&D FUNDING AND POLICIES -- Research Funding and Performance -- The Federal Role -- MODELS OF R&D AND...
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