Author: Publisher: IICA
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Evaluation of Agronomic and Social-Economic Research (OFAR) Minag/IICA Hillside Agriculture Sub-Project (HASP) Jamaica
Author: Hillside Agriculture Sub-project (hasp) Evaluation of Agronomic and Social-economic Research (ofar) Minag/iica Hillside Agricultural Sub-project (hasp) Jamaica
Author: Publisher: IICA Biblioteca Venezuela
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Research in Public Finance in Relation to Agriculture
Author: Social Science Research Council (U.S.). Advisory Committee on Social and Economic Research in AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Amber Waves
Author: Current Projects on Economic and Social Implications of Scientific Research and Development
Author: Agriculture and the Environment
Author: Donald G. McClellandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural assistance, American
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Subsistence Agriculture and Economic Development
Author: Jr. WhartonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351487698
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
One of the more perplexing problems of economic development is helping subsistence farmers break away from production simply for home consumption to become commercial farmers, producing more and more for sale in the marketplace. Although subsistence farms occupy 40 percent of the worlds cultivated land and support half of mankind, facts about them and programs to increase their output are scattered. Subsistence Agriculture and Economic Development provides a unique overview of these difficulties and their significance to economic development. It is the first book to subject subsistence agriculture to rigorous multi-disciplinary examination and to bring to light new theory and empirical evidence directed toward solving the problem.This volume contains original chapters by forty leading social scientists and agricultural specialists who summarize contemporary theory, fact, and policy on the problems of developing agriculture from subsistence to a commercial basis. Each contributor speaks from one or more of the relevant standpoints of economics, sociology, agronomy, political science, anthropology, and social psychology. There emerges a clear, meaningful picture of the subsistence farmer and the problems involved in changing his attitudes, methods of production, and economic and social environment.Broad in scope, documented with pertinent case studies, and far-reaching in its guidelines for future research and policy, this work should be read by all concerned with increasing food production and with economic development. This is an area of special concern in the uses of food products as the basis for new energy resources - an issue of increasing importance in the advancing use of ethanol as a fuel drawn from corn products.
Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture
Author: Ingrid ObornPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317212002
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and nutrition security, gender and equity are crucial components. This book describes different aspects of systems research in agriculture in its broadest sense, where the focus is moved from farming systems to livelihoods systems and institutional innovation. Much of the work represents outputs of the three CGIAR Research Programs on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics, Aquatic Agricultural Systems and Dryland Systems. The chapters are based around four themes: the conceptual underpinnings of systems research; sustainable intensification in practice; integrating nutrition, gender and equity in research for improved livelihoods; and systems and institutional innovation. While most of the case studies are from countries and agro-ecological zones in Africa, there are also some from Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
Structural Change, Productivity, and Climate Nexus in Agriculture
Author: Tomas BaležentisPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030768023
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This monograph addresses the methodological and empirical issues relevant for the development of sustainable agriculture, with a particular focus on Eastern Europe. It relates economic growth to the other dimensions of sustainability by applying integrated methods. The book comprises five chapters dedicated to the theoretical approaches towards sustainable rural development, productivity analysis, structural change analysis and environmental footprint. The book focuses on the transformations of the agricultural sector while taking into account economic, environmental, and social dynamics. The importance of agricultural transformations to the livelihood of the rural population and food security are highlighted. Further, advanced methodologies and frameworks are presented to fathom the underlying trends in different facets of agricultural production. The authors present statistical methods used for the analysis of agricultural sustainability along with applications for agriculture in the European Union. Additionally, they discuss the measures of efficiency, methodological approaches and empirical models. Finally, the book applies econometric and optimization techniques, which are useful for the estimation of the production functions and other representations of technology in the case of the European Union member states. Therefore, the book is a must-read for researchers and students of agricultural and production economics, as well as policy-makers and academia in general.
Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and Community Contexts
Author: Levon T. EstersPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030700305
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
This book will fill a void in the literature around research and program design and the impact of such experiences on learning outcomes within urban agricultural contexts. In particular, this book will cover topics such as STEM integration, science learning, student engagement, learning gardens and curriculum design.