Agriculture in developing countries; technology issues.9780761936626 Agriculture in developing countries; technology issues. Ed. by Keijiro Otsuka and Kaliappa Kalirajan. Sage Publications This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. 2008 163 pages $39.95 Hardcover S494 Researchers in development and agriculture address the challenge to middle-income countries of securing low-cost food to urban consumers while supporting the income of farmers in rural areas. They focus on new directions in designing agricultural policies Agricultural policy describes a set of laws relating to domestic agriculture and imports of foreign agricultural products. Governments usually implement agricultural policies with the goal of achieving a specific outcome in the domestic agricultural product markets. to accelerate and maintain sustainable agriculture sustainable agriculture n. A method of agriculture that attempts to ensure the profitability of farms while preserving the environment. production and agricultural income growth. Among the case studies are indigenous technology in Bangladesh, research investment in peninsular pen·in·su·la n. Abbr. Pen. A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus. [Latin paen India, beef production on small farms in China, and agricultural technology and children's occupational choice in the Philippines. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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