This paper present a model of the Green Revolution in India, in which the development and diffusion of HYVs, the expansion of irrigation and the expansion of multiple-cropping are treated as endogenous responses to more basic investments in agricultural technology and infrastructure, as well as...

This paper provides a basis for both the base case projections and an important policy simulation dealing with the diffusion of biotechlogy to developing countries

Agrarian policy discussions have traditionally centred on how such policy can be formulated so as to galvanise agricultural production (the 'reversing of the terms of trade bias against agriculture' of the Neo-liberals being one obvious facet of this approach) or to reduce rural inequalities (as...

This paper studies the impact of family structures and elders' participation status on sectoral labor allocation in developing agricultural economies.

This report is part of the Trade research Series that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is undertaking to support discussions in connection with multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations. The purpose of the series is to create an inventory of research that will make it easer for...

This paper examines the implementation of a Big Push policy in Northern Honduras. Big Push theory emphasizes that pro-active development policy could potentially lead to a Pareto-superior equilibrium. Market forces may not lead to the adoption of increasing-returns production processes, if...

This study summarizes the first five years (1991-96) of agrarian reforms in Ukraine, presenting the results of a farm-level survey conducted in 11 provinces between January and March 1996. The findings show that the growth of private farming has slowed down after a vigorous start and that the...

This report seeks to provide a brief overview of agricultural economies in the region. It identifies where the agrarian economies of Eastern Europe and Central Asia stand today, the direction in which they are heading, the rate at which production can be expected to recover, and how this...