This article examines the role of agriculture in economic development in three Asian countries Japan, Korea, and Taiwan … Japan and Taiwan In Korea, however, agricultural performance was less satisfactory, particularly in exports Land reform was … a major element of agricultural development in all three countries …

In this workshop the participants identified five priority areas of concern relative to sustainable management of … water-surplus conditions; 4) management problems under water-deficit conditions; 5) management problems in conjunctive use …

acknowledgement of the importance of agriculture, public expenditure allocations to the agricultural sector remain very low in Africa …. Expert opinions on this issue belie simplistic explanations of the neglect of agriculture, in that under-investment is … term planning in agriculture. The paper concludes with some novel policy implications from these results. …

In the recent years there has been considerable emphasis on understanding the regional dimensions of economic growth in … in per capita agricultural output and foodgrains productivity across the major 15 states of India. During 1971 …-2007, Indian states have exhibited sigma divergence in per capita agricultural output. The study on relationship between initial …

The agricultural education system plays an important role in developing knowledge resources and preparing well …. This paper reviews the literature on experiences gained in the development of innovative and demand-driven curriculum to … make the postsecondary agricultural education system serve the needs of smallholder farmers in developing countries. The …

In order to cater for the predicted growth in global population and aspirations for increased living standards, the … world needs to increase substantially its level of agricultural production and sustain agriculture’s increased productivity … sustaining and considering what trade-offs in objectives are required. These issues are discussed from a conceptual point of view …

Pork is the single most important source of animal protein in Vietnam and its availability has a substantial impact on … the well-being of the Vietnamese. Since 1996, the local supply and per capita availability of pork in Vietnam have … increased substantially. The trends in and sources of this growth in supply are identified by analysing official statistics …

of their economies has occurred, a feature of which has been a decline in the relative contribution of agriculture to …China began its economic reforms in 1979 and Vietnam followed in 1986. Since then both countries have experienced rapid … economic growth, falling poverty rates and significant rises in per capita income. At the same time, substantial restructuring …