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Insights into Chinese Agriculture
Zhang Yunhua - 2018
This book uses simple economic theories to explain how China's agricultural economic phenomena exists in reality. It also helps the reader to get a clear understanding of economic phenomena, insight into the "hog cycle" and "food safety," as well as other economic and social phenomena. The...
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Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Development
Qaim, Matin - 2016
This book analyzes the impacts of current and possible future GM crop applications and shows that these technologies can contribute substantially to sustainable agricultural development and food security
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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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Agricultural Development in the World Periphery : A Global Economic History Approach
Pinilla, Vicente (ed.); Willebald, Henry (ed.) - 2018
processes of agricultural transformations and their interaction with the overall economies of Africa, Asia and Latin America …
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Institutions and Agrarian Development : A New Approach to West Africa
Bulte, Erwin H.; Richards, Paul; Voors, Maarten - 2018
This book argues that development strategies have thus far failed in Western Africa because the many challenges … Evidence from Case Studies -- 7. Agrarian Development in West Africa: Possibilities for Institutional Reform? -- 8. Conclusion …
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Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development
Gatzweiler, Franz W. (ed.); Braun, Joachim von (ed.) - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The purpose of this book is to be a reference for students, scholars and practitioners …
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Building a resilient and sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
Shimeles, Abebe (ed.); Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey (ed.);  … - 2018
sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa? This collection of papers offers technical analyses, policy recommendations and an overview of … relevant strategic priorities on Africa’s sustainable transformation process, which is in line with the international … development agenda. Although agriculture remains the main source of income for Africa’s population, the sector is rain …
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Reflecting on India’s Development : Employment, Skill and Health
NILERD (ed.) - 2018
The book assesses the development experience by reflecting on a number of aspects, su­­ch as growth in relation to employment, regional imbalances and rural-urban distribution. Further, it examines educational attainment and human capital formation issues in the context of the skill shortages...
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A New Paradigm for Greek Agriculture
Karantininis, Kostas - 2017
This book offers an assessment of new opportunities available for the agricultural sector and provides technical assistance to the Greek authorities with regards to its rural development and fishery sector. Karantininis follows a value chain approach and analyzes the Greek agri-food industry,...
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Famine and Finance : Credit and the Great Famine of Ireland
Goodspeed, Tyler Beck - 2017
The book uses archival data to examine how access to micro-finance credit played a role in facilitating adjustment to blight during the Great Famine of Ireland. The author argues that the worst affected districts with a microfinance fund experienced substantially smaller population declines and...
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