In order to foster the competitiveness of the food supply chain, the European Commission is committed to promote and facilitate the restructuring and consolidation of the agricultural sector by encouraging the creation of voluntary agricultural producer organisations. To support the policy...

This paper examines the effect of agricultural development on a country's overall development and growth experience. In most poor countries, large fractions of land, labor, and other productive resources are devoted to producing food for subsistence needs. This 'food problem' can delay a...

An interpretation of the origins and development of the small farm economy in Britain's mainland American colonies. Examining the lives of farmers and their families, it tells the story of immigration to the colonies, traces patterns of settlement, and analyzes the growth of markets