the interactions between human capital, productivity and health are explored. Most of the world's growth in population …, labor productivity and real income per capita have occurred over the past 250 years. We show that for most countries … improve labor productivity and create surplus agricultural labor that can provide workers for the growing urban areas. In some …

increased concern for forest resources, have enabled increases in productivity that have largely offset growth in demand. While … the record has not been quite as good in the developing countries, productivity growth and a slowing in the rate of …

human health risks from pesticide use compromise productivity growth. In areas of both high and low use of chemical inputs …

is making an important contribution to agricultural productivity growth in some countries and could make an even larger …

helped enhance agricultural productivity and lowered the unit cost of crop production even in the densely populated countries … technology, assesses the evidence on the productivity and equity impact of mechanization, and discusses the implication for …