This book brings together analysis on the conditions of agricultural sectors in countries and regions of the world’s peripheries, from a wide variety of international contributors. The contributors to this volume proffer an understanding of the processes of agricultural transformations and...

An Evolving Paradigm for Africa and Synthesis of the Lessons from Asia -- Mechanization Outsourcing Clusters and Division of Labor in Chinese Agriculture -- Farm Machinery Uses and the Agricultural Machinery Industries in India: Status, Evolution, Implications, and Lessons Learning -- Evolution...

History, Prospects, and Scenarios for Smallholders in Russia -- Sustainable Milk Production Systems in Ethiopia -- Bringing Path Dependencies into Evaluations of Smallholder Cooperative Development Programs -- Smallholder Farming Systems: Challenges and Opportunities -- The Failure of Common...