Agribusiness and primary industries Books
A A Balkema Publishers The Open Research Problems in the Life Sciences
Book SynopsisIntroduction; Biology (Botany, Limnology, Zoology); Geography; Tropical ecology; Social-economical problems; Health. Contributions by invited experts.
£180.50
A A Balkema Publishers Prediction and Performance in Geotechnical
Book SynopsisProceedings of an international symposium, with the focus on Prediction and Performance in Geotechnical Engineering held in Calgary, on the 17-19 June 1987.
£356.25
A A Balkema Publishers Modelling of Mine Structures: Proceedings of the
Book SynopsisProceedings of the 10th Plenary Scientific Session of the International Bureau of Strata Mechanics, World Mining Congress, Stockholm, June 1987. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.Table of ContentsIntroduction, 1. Fundamentals and rock data, 2. Modelling methods, 3. Applications in mine design
£218.50
A A Balkema Publishers Off-highway Haulage in Surface Mines: Proceedings
Book SynopsisPapers of an International Symposium on "Off-Highway Haulage in Surface Mines" held in Edmonton, Canada, May 1989. They take up truck dispatch, fleet management, equipment, operations and safety, and haulroads. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.Table of Contents1. Truck dispatch, 2. Fleet management, 3. Equipment, 4. Operationsy maintenance, and safety, 5. Haulroads
£218.50
A A Balkema Publishers Mining in the Arctic
Book SynopsisProceedings of the 1st International Symposium on [title] held in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 1989. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
£218.50
A A Balkema Publishers Agricultural Engineering Volume 3: Agricultural
Book SynopsisThis set of proceedings volumes provides a broad coverage of basic and applied research projects dealing with the application of engineering principles to both food production and processing. The set consists of the following four volumes: Land and water use, Agricultural buildings, Agricultural mechanisation and Power, processing and systems. Includes about 450 papers from over 50 countries worldwide, drawn from the Eleventh International Congress on Agricultural Engineering, Dublin, 4-8 September 1989.
£247.00
Creighton Books The Great Tanganyika Diamond Hunt
£11.87
Swedish Pharmaceutical Press Drugs of Natural Origin: A Treatise of
Book SynopsisDrugs of Natural Origin is a unique multidisciplinary book suitable for undergraduate and graduate students and teachers in the area of natural product science, but also as a complementary book for disciplines like medicinal chemistry, biochemistry and pharmacology. The book can also serve society as a scientific source for the understanding of a sustainable use of natural products in the development of new drugs, scientifically based herbal remedies, and environmentally friendly biomolecules.During evolution, molecules have been developed for specific functions in nature. These bioactive substances have a potential as new drug candidates in drug development, but also as pharmacological tools, intermediates or templates for synthesis of drugs. This book deals with terrestrial and marine bioactive substances of plant, microbial or animal origin. The occurrence, biosynthesis, isolation, chemistry and medical use are described together with basic research strategies. An increased understanding of the medical importance of bioactive natural products has developed in society. Since the publication of the sixth edition, six years ago, considerable progress has been achieved in the study of biosynthetic pathways, mainly based on gene technology. The revolution in high-throughput sequencing technology has given an increasing access to microbial genome sequences, which opens up new possibilities in the discovery of novel bioactive natural products. This development is reflected in a substantial revision and expansion of the book, but also removal of some sections containing products remotely associated with drugs. The new book also contains description of novel drugs marketed since the publication of the previous edition, especially in the field of diabetes, cancer and infection.
£171.00
IAEA Uranium Resources as Co- and By-products of
Book SynopsisThis publication highlights the potential presence of uranium in ore deposits that are not commonly thought of as uraniferous and therefore highlights potential additional sources of uranium supply. It also provides insights into potential legacy mine waste issues for such deposits if the uranium is not extracted. The publication also outlines various historical mining and processing approaches, supported by case studies of each deposit type. The appendix to this publication includes a detailed IAEA deposit classification of uranium deposits and their global distribution, and shows for comparison purposes the equivalent distribution of other deposit types not traditionally considered as uranium deposits (but nevertheless with uranium extraction potential).
£15.15
United Nations Towards a harmonized international trade
Book SynopsisThis publication provides a foundation for filling information and data gap on trade in oceans-based sectors with the aim of facilitating its sustainable development within and across borders. The publication sets forth a Sustainable Oceans Economy classification for tradable goods and services, which can be used by all countries at any point in time. Moreover, it has been conceptualized with consideration for its application for the design of coherent policies, the assessment of oceans sustainability pillars, and the comprehensive analysis of value chains of oceans-based sectors (goods and services).
£29.71
United Nations Forest products: annual market review 2014-2015
Book SynopsisThis publication provides information on forest products markets and related policies in Europe, North America and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It begins with an overview chapter, followed by analysis of government and industry policies and market-based implements affecting forest products markets. The third chapter is on institutional forestland ownership. Five chapters are based on annual country-supplied statistics, describing: wood raw materials, sawn softwood, sawn hardwood, wood-based panels, and paper, paperboard and woodpulp. Additional chapters discuss markets for wood energy, value-added wood products, and housing. Production, trade and consumption are analyzed and relevant material on specific markets included.
£56.00
United Nations Forests and water: valuation and payments for
Book SynopsisThe objectives of this study are to further improve our understanding about the ways in which payments for ecosystem services schemes can be applied to forests, in particular focusing on forest's hydrological functions for the mutual benefit of both humans and the environment. The study covers advances and challenges facing these schemes and provides practical guidance for policymakers and practitioners. It contains the most comprehensive database of case studies on forest-water related payment for ecosystem services schemes in the UNECE region.
£33.96
United Nations Forest Sector Outlook Study 2020-2040
Book SynopsisThe Forest Sector Outlook 2020-2040 study for the UNECE region provides information that supports decision-making by showing the possible medium- and long-term consequences of specific policy choices and structural changes, using scenario analyses whenever possible. The study is the first to cover the entire UNECE region and provides results for the main UNECE subregions of Europe, North America and the Russian Federation.
£56.00
World Health Organization Fao/Who Expert Meeting on the Application of
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£32.00
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Making climate-sensitive investments in
Book SynopsisThis publication is a practical reference for investment practitioners on the integration of climate change risks, focusing on vulnerability assessments and project appraisals. It illustrates climate funding opportunities, including the green climate fund and the Global Environment Facility
£48.45
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Collective tenure rights for REDD+ implementation
Book SynopsisThis technical paper emphasizes the opportunity that REDD+ and the global climate agenda represents for countries to engage more actively in securing land and resource rights for indigenous peoples and local communities. At the same time, it stresses how collective tenure rights represent a key element to achieve long-lasting and successful results for REDD+, contributing to addressing global climate change
£35.21
Astral International Pvt Ltd Fisheries Extension
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£45.00
Astral International Pvt Ltd Integrated Aquaculture
£38.00
Astral International Pvt Ltd Manual of Soil Plant and Water Analysis
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£57.00
Astral International Pvt Ltd Ornamental Fish Culture and Aquarium Management
£66.50
Astral International Pvt Ltd Textbook on Freshwater Aquaculture
£47.50
Astral International Pvt Ltd Biostatistics
£47.50
Astral International Pvt Ltd Dairy Product Technology Recent Advances
£66.50
New India Publishing Agency Business Communication and Cooperative Movement
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£76.24
New India Publishing Agency Innovations in Agribusiness Management
Book SynopsisThe green revolution has increased the food production many folds but the levels of living of farmers have not increased and the percentage of population dependent on agricultural is still about 65 per cent. Agri-business management is an opportunity and challenge. Future agri-business brings in value addition, logistics and supply chain management activities which paved way for the processing, packaging, transport, a cold storage distribution and retailing to meet the changes in tastes and preferences of different categories of population. Exposure on agri-business management at the UG level to Agriculture and Allied Science graduates will meet human resource needs of the future. The book explains in simple language and in lucid way on agri-business opportunities, challenges, scope and entrepreneurship and its promotional programmes by Central and State Governments. Management, meaning, definition and elements of management are also explained in a simple way. The functional area of business management is also dealt with. Then agri-business promoting subjects like management information system, applications of information and communication technologies, agricultural inputs, agro-processing, food processing, there promotional programmes by Central and State Governments. Agricultural imports and exports, retailing and supply chain management, business plan preparation, project analysis and starting an agri-business are explained with case studies wherever possible. The pedagogy involves key terms and concepts to remember, summary, highlights, questions, references, text books, web addresses and further reading materials were furnished.
£66.00
Bookwell Publications Rural Entrepreneurship Development in Liberalised
Book SynopsisSAVERA promotes rural development through research and literature on rural entrepreneurship, management, and traditional knowledge. Their book focuses on rural entrepreneurship in India to support a sustainable economy.
£23.99
Bookwell Publications Participatory Forest Management in Odisha:
Book SynopsisStudy on participatory forest management in Orissa highlights governance issues, gender inequality, stakeholder conflicts. Benefits include better forests, but limited livelihood gains due to lack of value addition, market access, and reliance on informal loans. PFM holds promise for poverty alleviation.
£23.62
New India Publishing Agency Agricultural Marketing Management
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£73.89
New India Publishing Agency Advances in Agri-Management: General Management
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£188.61
New India Publishing Agency Innovations in Food Processing Technology
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£169.00
New India Publishing Agency Entrepreneurship Development in Food Processing
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£195.67
New India Publishing Agency Entrepreneurship and Skill Development in
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£195.67
New India Publishing Agency Solar Energy in Agriculture: Principles and A
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£122.82
New India Publishing Agency Enterprising Agriculture: Market Awareness,Farm
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£232.25
New India Publishing Agency Milk of Non Bovine Mammals: Chemistry and Health
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£186.16
New India Publishing Agency Practical Understanding of Water Quality in
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£64.23
Springer Economics of Agricultural Crop Insurance: Theory
Book SynopsisGovernment subsidized crop insurance has been used by a number of developed countries as a mechanism to reduce farm income instability by reducing yield risks. This book provides an in-depth analysis and evaluation of government provided crop insurance in developed countries. The book is organized into three sections: Part one presents background material on crop insurance programs in the U.S., Canada and selected other countries. Part two provides some analytical models of multiple peril crop insurance which suggest the possibility of modification of design which could improve performance and which explores theoretical linkages between crop insurance decisions and other producer decisions previously not analyzed. The main part of the book is Part three, where the results of a series of empirical studies using databases particularly designed to answer crop insurance questions are presented. This part of the book tests a number of the hypotheses which were raised in Parts one and two regarding reasons for the view widely held by economists that crop insurance has not functioned well. Table of Contents1. Introduction and Overview; D.L. Hueth, W.H. Furtan. I: Historical Prospectives and Overall Performance. 2. Crop Insurance in U.S. Farm Policy; B. Gardner. 3. An Aggregate Analysis of Canadian Crop Insurance Policy; D. Sigurdson, R. Sin. 4. All-Risk Crop Insurance: Lessons from Theory and Experience; B.D. Wright, J.A. Hewitt. II: Conceptual Issues. 5. The Optimal Design of Crop Insurance; J. Quiggin. 6. Agricultural Insurance, Production and the Environment; R. Innes, S. Ardila. 7. Crop Insurance in the Context of Canadian and U.S. Farms Programs; A. Schmitz, R.E. Just, W.H. Furtan. III: Applications and Policy Studies. 8. An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Participation in Crop Insurance; R. Just, L. Calvin. 9. Crop Insurance and Crop Production: an Empirical Study of Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection; J. Quiggin, G. Karagiannis, J. Stanton. 10. Crop Insurance Decisions and Financial Characteristics of Farms; H. Leathers. 11. Risk Reduction from Diversification and Crop Insurance in Saskatchewan; R.A. Schoney, J.S. Taylor, K. Hayward. 12. Crop Insurance and Agricultural Chemical Use; J. Horowitz, E. Lichtenberg. 13. Crop Insurance: its Influence on Land and Input Use Decisions in Saskatchewan; W. Weisensel, W.H. Furtan, A. Schmitz. 14. Providing Catastrophic Yield Protection through a Target Revenue Program; J. Glauber, M. Miranda. Author Index. Subject Index.
£170.99
KIT Publishers Timber Trees of Suriname: Identification Guide
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£41.25
Springer Verlag, Singapore Insights into Chinese Agriculture
Book SynopsisThis book uses simple economic theories to explain how China's agricultural economic phenomena exists in reality. It also helps the reader to get a clear understanding of economic phenomena, insight into the "hog cycle" and "food safety," as well as other economic and social phenomena. The language of this book is not only easy to understand, but also uses ancient poetry and humor to make the subject interesting, as it speaks to the history and current situation of Chinese agriculture. It also opens a window for the people to read about agriculture. This is a unique book on agricultural science that fills an important gap in works on agricultural science and agricultural economics.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Does China Have Enough to Eat.- Chapter 2 The Problem of Food Safety.- Chapter 3 Rural Land System and Rights.- Chapter 4 Can Farming Make Money.- Chapter 5 Who Will Till the Land and How Will They Till It.
£104.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Contract Farming, Capital and State:
Book SynopsisThe book argues that an increasing corporatisation of agriculture in India that is enabled by its neoliberal State, in the name of ‘development’, is contributing towards deepening of inequality in the rural India.It says that Contract Farming (CF) acts as a conduit that enables the coming together of myriad production relations (mercantile, finance, productive) to sell agri-commodities to the capitalist peasant. It is an accumulation strategy that brings together various factions of domestic and foreign capital together. It shows that CF as an accumulation strategy is enabled by an active interventionist state and this neoliberal Indian state mediates the relation between the agri-capital and Indian peasantry. The book further analyzes contract farming as a part of the totality of the capitalist mode of production in context of developing countries with a large agrarian base--- asking three fundamental questions – what is CF, how and why is it done and what are the implications of it.Table of Contents1: Introduction and Rethinking Contract Farming.- 2: Punjab: An Interesting place to study Agrarian Change .- 3: Understanding the Social Relations of Contract Farming .- 4: Stating the (not so) obvious: The ‘Interventionist Neoliberal State’ in India.- 5: Understanding CF: CF as a strategy to enable dispossession-free accumulation strategy.- 6:Implications of CF 01: Technology Rhetoric in Contract Farming.- 7: Implications 02: Social Effects of Contract Farming.- 8: Conclusion: Are the Global Agri-Corporates saving the Third World Peasantry?.
£104.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Indian Agriculture Towards 2030: Pathways for
Book SynopsisThis open access book brings together varying perspectives for transformational change needed in India’s agriculture and allied sectors. Stressing the need of thinking for a post-Green Revolution future, the book promotes approaching this change through eight broad areas, indicating the policy shifts needed to meet the challenges for the coming decade (2021-2030).The book comprises of ten contributions. Apart from the overview chapter on transformational change and the concluding chapter on pathways for 2030, there are eight thematic chapters on topics such as transforming Indian agriculture, dietary diversity for nutritive and safe food; climate crisis and risk management; water in agriculture; pests, pandemics, preparedness and biosecurity natural farming; agroecology and biodiverse futures; science, technology and innovation in agriculture; and structural reforms and governance. The writing style of these papers written by technical experts is forward-looking—not merely an analysis of what has been and why it was so, but what ought to be.This is an essential reading for those interested in agriculture, food and nutrition sectors of India, and more so their interconnectedness.Trade Review“The book packages a lot of information covering ecological, social and economic aspects of agriculture and would make an interesting read for students and researchers alike. … the book is well referenced and provides a much needed timely overview of the interventions in place and those needed for accelerating sustainable growth of agriculture in India.” (Priya Priyadarshini, Amit Kumar Bundela and Krishna Kumar Pandey, Anthropocene Science, Vol. 1 (2), 2022)Table of ContentsChapter 1. Transformational Change.- Chapter 2. Transforming Indian Agriculture.- Chapter 3. Dietary Diversity for Nutritive and Safe food.- Chapter 4. Climate Crisis and Risk Management.- Chapter 5. Water in Agriculture.- Chapter 6. Pests, Pandemics, Preparedness and Biosecurity.- Chapter 7. Natural Farming, Agroecology and Biodiverse Futures.- Chapter 8. Science, Technology and Innovation.- Chapter 9. Structural Reforms and Governance.- Chapter 10. Pathways for 2030.
£40.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore AgroTech: AI, Big Data, IoT
Book SynopsisThis book deals with the consistent elaboration of the research and practice basis for agricultural development based on Agrotech using groundbreaking technologies AI, big data and IoT. The authors have presented a new scientific view of agriculture in Agrotech. International experience in the formation and development of Agrotech has been reviewed and analyzed. Current problems in agriculture have been identified, and prospects for solving them with the use of Agrotech have been outlined. The authors have identified strategic development priorities of Agrotech and their advantages which include: first, the transition to extended reproduction in Agrotech for overcoming global hunger and ensuring food security, second, emergence of climate-resilient agriculture in Agrotech for the risk management in agribusiness, third, emergence of regenerative land use in Agrotech to improve the ecological efficiency of agriculture, fourth, creating high-performance jobs in Agrotech and ensuring the responsibility of agribusiness and fifth, development of autonomous agricultural production based on Agrotech to ensure food security in countries with adverse climate for agriculture. Applied recommendations for the development of Agrotech for agribusiness and state authorities managing the agricultural economy. Special chapter of the book deals with the elaboration of possible suggestions on legislative and normative aspects of AgroTech for developed and developing countries, making it possible to supplement recommendations for business with applied solutions and suggestions on State and legal regulation of AgroTech. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1. AgroTech: a new model of agriculture under the conditions of the digital economy based on AI, Big Data and IoT Chapter 1. Farm Machinery Depots in Technical and Digital Support of Agriculture Chapter 2. Directions for Stimulating Digitalization in the Agricultural Sector of the Russian Economy Chapter 3. Agroecology in the Context of Sustainable Development: Improving the Environmental Information SystemChapter 4. Green Energy Stimulating State Policy as a Factor of New Economic Cycle Formation Chapter 5. Study of “Digital Portraits” and Value Priorities of Rural and Urban Residents as a Component of Strategic Planning and Forecasting of Rural Socio-Economic Development Part 2. Case experience of the formation and development of AgroTech in Russia and its regions Chapter 6. Issues Related to the Implementation of Russian Regulatory Documents Harmonized with International Approaches Regarding Food Safety Control Chapter 7. Prerequisites for the Administrative Reform of Rural Areas (on the Example of the Republic of Bashkortostan) Chapter 8. Development of Digital Regional Ecosystems: Russian Specifics and Risk Leveling Chapter 9. Prospects for the Development of Export-Oriented Agricultural Production in the Stavropol Region Chapter 10.The Value of Cooperation and Tendencies of its Development in the Agricultural Business of Geostrategic Border Territories Chapter 11. Current Global and Russian Trends in the Development of Investment and Innovation in the Agro-Industrial ComplexChapter 12. Economic Efficiency of Anti-stress and Phytohormone Preparations in Cultivation of Spring Rape in Soil and Climatic Conditions of the Republic of Tatarstan Part 3. The current problems of agriculture and the perspectives of their resolution based on AgroTech Chapter 13.Quality as an Integral Component of the Reproduction of Technical Resources in AgricultureChapter 14. Environmental and Economic Problems of Using the Biofuel MarketChapter 15. Assessment of Trends in Financial Indicators of State Support for the Agricultural Sector in the Context of Integration InteractionsChapter 16. The Design of Learning Results According to International CDIO Standards as a Context for Improving Engineering Education at Agrarian UniversityChapter 17. Environmental Controlling as a Tool for Strategic Management of Sustainable Development of an Agricultural OrganizationChapter 18. Psychosemantic Analysis of the Economic Consciousness of Students of Agricultural University under the Conditions of Digitalization of the Economy Chapter 19. Food Security Challenges to Agriculture and a Promising Response to Them in AgroTechPart 4. Applied recommendations and frameworks of the development of AgroTechChapter 20. Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence in Stockbreeding and Forecasting Dairy Cattle Productivity Chapter 21. Blockchain Information System – A Tool for Digitalization of the Agricultural SectorChapter 22. Effects of Replacing Cereal Concentrates with Grain-Free Feeds on Growth and Development of Weaned FoalsChapter 23. Applied Solutions for Launching Autonomous Agricultural Production Based on AgroTech and their Contribution to Sustainable Innovation in Agribusiness Chapter 24. Climate-resilient Agriculture in AgroTech: Advantages for Risk Management of Agrarian BusinessChapter 25. The Mechanism of Innovative Development of Agribusiness Based on AI, Big Data, and IoT for Transitioning to Expanded Reproduction in AgroTech Conclusion
£116.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Agricultural Development in Asia and Africa:
Book SynopsisThis Open Access book explores the multifaceted nature of agricultural and rural development in Asia and examines the extent to which the Asian experience is being replicated in contemporary Africa. This volume compiles the works of top scholars who provided analyses and evidences from household-level surveys collected for many years in several parts of Asia and Africa. The most important finding presented in this book is that African agricultural development has evolved following the pathways of Asian agricultural development. The common pathways are borrowed technology from abroad and adaptive research in rice farming; secured property rights on natural resources; adoption of ICTs; investments in human capital, including training; and launching of the high-value agriculture. In both continents, agricultural development started in the crop sector, which had a strong tendency to induce the dynamic development of other sectors in rural areas.Table of ContentsYou’ve Come a Long Way SinceMasao KikuchiIntroduction: Agricultural Development in Asia and AfricaJonna P. Estudillo, Yoko Kijima, and Tetsushi SonobePART I - GREEN REVOLUTION IN ASIA AND AFRICAAre the Lessons from the Green Revolution Relevant for Agricultural Growth and Food Security in the Twenty-first Century?Prabhu PingaliThe Central Luzon Loop Survey: Rice Farming in the Philippines from 1966 to 2021Kei Kajisa, Piedad Moya, and Fe GasconDiffusion of Submergence-tolerant Rice in South AsiaTakashi YamanoToward a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa: Farm Mechanization in the Mwea Irrigation SchemeTimothy Njagi and Yukichi ManoHow Can We Achieve Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa? The Case of TanzaniaYuko Nakano and Eustadius Francis MageziA UFO? Assessment of System of Rice Intensificationfrom the Agricultural Economics PerspectiveKazushi TakahashiRePEAT: Looking Back on 20 Years of AchievementsYoko Kijima and Rayner TabetandoPart II - LAND TENURE AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTFifty Years of Research on Land Tenure Policies and Land Markets: What are the Major Lessons?Stein T. HoldenProperty Rights and Natural Resource Management in Developing CountriesRyo TakahashiSustaining Natural Resources in African Agriculture:What Have We Learned in the Past Two Decades?Frank PlaceIntegrated Farming Management Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: Toward a Sustainable African Green RevolutionRie MuraokaImpacts of Transboundary Crop Diseases on Sustainable Crop Production: The Case of Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) in Africa Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb14 Sustainable Green Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Regional CooperationKazi Arif Uz Zaman and Kaliappa Kalirajan PART III - TRANSFORMATION OF THE RURAL ECONOMYFacilitating Inclusive Use of ICTs in Rural ChinaJikun Huang, Lanlan Su, and Xinyu LiuEdTech for Equity in China: Can Technology Improve Teaching for Millions of Rural Students?Cody Abbey, Ma Yue, Guirong Li, Prashant Loyalka, and Scott RozelleMobile Revolution and Rural DevelopmentTomoya Matsumoto and Ggombe Kasim MunyegeraTransformation of Rice-Growing Villagesin the PhilippinesJonna P. EstudilloStructural Transformation and Development Experience from Asian CountriesYasuyuki SawadaMechanization and the Intersectoral Migration of Agricultural LaborDonald F. Larson and Kevin L. Bloodworth IIPart IV – EMERGING ISSUES IN AGRICULTUREBlue Revolution in Asia: The Rise of the Shrimp Sector in Vietnam and the Challenges of Disease ControlAya Suzuki and Vu Hoang NamIntegrating Agricultural and Industrial DevelopmentTakeshi AidaCluster-based Agricultural Development: A Comparison Between China and AfricaXiaobo ZhangSolar Power to Transform Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods: Evidence from a Solar-Powered Cold Storage Intervention in NigeriaFutoshi Yamauchi and Hiroyuki TakeshimaMeasuring Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality through the Lens of Induced InnovationAgnes Quisumbing, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, and Hazel MalapitCompetition, Antitrust, and Agricultural Development in AsiaArsenio M. BalisacanSummary and ConclusionsJonna P. Estudillo, Yoko Kijima, and Tetsushi Sonobe
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa
Book SynopsisThis open access book seeks effective strategy to realize a rice Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa based on more than ten years of research team’s inquiries into determinants and consequences of new technology adoption in rice farming in seven countries in this region. Rigorous statistical analyses are carried out by using valuable household data of rice farmers. The book is actually sequel to the two earlier books on the same subject published by Springer and edited by K. Otsuka and D.F. Larson, An African Green Revolution published in 2013 and In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution in 2016. The main message of the first book was that rice is the most promising cereal crop in SSA because of the high transferability of Asian rice technology, whereas that of the second book was that rice cultivation training programs are effective in significantly increasing rice yield in SSA. This third book has wider coverage in terms of topics, study periods, and study sites. It continues to show the significant impacts of rice cultivation training on productivity and newly demonstrates the high sustainability of the productivity impact of the training and the existence of spillover effects from trainees to other farmers by using panel data. We newly assess the important role of mechanization in intensification of rice farming, high returns to large-scale irrigation schemes, and the critical role of rice millers in improving the quality of milled rice. Based on these studies, this book provides clear pathways toward full-fledged Green Revolution in rice farming in sub-Saharan Africa.Table of ContentsPrefacePART I: EXTENSIFICTION, INTENSIFICATION, AND REVOLUTION Chapter 1: Issues of Rice Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa Keijiro Otsuka, Yukichi Mano, and Kazushi Takahashi 1-1. Failure in the Past 1-2. Prospects in Future 1-3. Structure of the Book Chapter 2: Role of Extension for Green Revolution Kazushi Takahashi and Keijiro Otsuka 2-1. Role of Extension in Dissemination of New Technology 2-2. Impact of Rice Cultivation Training 2-3. Missing Issues Chapter 3: Mechanization and Irrigation for Intensification of Rice Farming Hiroyuki Takeshima and Yukichi Mano 3-1. Role of Mechanization in SSA 3-2. Role of Irrigation in SSA 3-3. Missing Issues PART II: IMAPCT OF RICE CULTIVATION TRAINING Chapter 4: The Case of Tanzania Yuko Nakano 4-1. An Overview 4-2. From Key Farmers to Ordinary Farmers 4-3. Impact of Rice Intensification Program Chapter 5: The Case of Uganda Yoko Kijima 5-1. An Overview 5-2. Sustainability of Rice Cultivation Training Program Chapter 6: The Case of Cote d’Ivoire Kazushi Takahashi, Yukichi Mano, and Keijiro Otsuka 6-1. An Overview 6-2. Extension from Treated to Controlled Farmers Chapter 7: The Case of Mozambique Kei Kajisa 7-1. An Overview 7-2. An Impact Assessment of Rice Cultivation Training PART III: MECHANIZATION AND INTENSIFICATION Chapter 8: The Case of Cote d’Ivoire Yukichi Mano, Kazushi Takahashi, and Keijiro Otsuka Chapter 9: The Case of Tanzania E.F. Magezi, Yuko Nakano, and Takeshi Sakurai PART IV: RETURN TO LARGE-SCALE IRRIGATION INVESTMENT Chapter 10: The Case of Kenya Masao Kikuchi, Yukichi Mano, Timothy Njagi, D. Merrey and K. Otsuka Chapter 11: The Case of Senegal Takeshi Sakurai Part V: RICE MILLERS AND RICE QUALITY Chapter 12: The Case of Kenya Yukichi Mano, Tim Njagi, and Keijiro Otsuka Chapter 13: The Case of Ghana Tetsuya Ogura, Joseph A. Awuni, and Takeshi Sakurai PART VI: CONCLUSION Chapter 14: Towards Full-Fledged Rice Green Revolution in SSA Keijiro Otsuka, Yukichi Mano, and Kazushi Takahashi
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Agricultural Value Chains in India: Ensuring
Book SynopsisThis open access book provides a clear holistic conceptual framework of CISS-F (competitiveness, inclusiveness, sustainability, scalability and access to finance) to analyse the efficiency of value chains of high value agricultural commodities in India. It is based on the understanding that agriculture is an integrated system that connects farming with logistics, processing and marketing. Farmer’s welfare being central to any agricultural policy makes it very pertinent to study how a value chain works and can be strengthened further to realize this policy goal. This book adds value to the existing research by studying the value chains end-to-end across a wide spectrum of agricultural commodities with the holistic lens of CISS-F. It is not enough that a value chain is competitive but not inclusive or it is competitive and inclusive but not sustainable. The issue of scalability is very critical to achieve macro gains in terms of greater farmer outreach and sectoral growth. The research undertaken here brings out some very useful insights for policymaking in terms of what needs to be done better to steer the agricultural value chains towards being more competitive, inclusive, sustainable and scalable. The value chain specific research findings help draw very nuanced policy recommendations as well as present a big picture of the future direction of policy making in agriculture. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Evaluating Agricultural Value Chains on CISS-F Framework.- Chapter 3: Decoding Value Chains of Tomatoes, Onions and Potatoes (TOP).- Chapter 4: Towards an Efficient Banana and Mango Value Chains in India.- Chapter 5: Analysis of Grapes and Pomegranates Value Chain.- Chapter 6: Towards Creation of an Efficient Dairy Value Chain.- Chapter 7: Poultry Value Chain in India.- Chapter 8: Pulses in India: A Value Chain Analysis.- Chapter 9: Developing Agricultural Value Chains in India- the Way Forward.
£40.49
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Innovative Institutions, Public Policies And
Book SynopsisIn an effort to promote agro-enterprises and agro-industries as viable forms of inclusive development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) in collaboration with the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), organized an international symposium on the topic “Innovative Institutions, Public Policies, and Private Strategies for Inclusive Agro-Enterprise Development”, as part of the Triennial Meetings of the IAAE held in Foz do lguaçu, Brazil, in August 2012.This book contains the major papers presented at the symposium, which feature a wide range of country and regional experiences and examine the influence of markets and technology transfer to agro-enterprises on food security, poverty, and economic growth. The contributions also identify alternative market access strategies for sustainable economic development. This volume will enrich existing knowledge of agro-enterprises as a channel for promoting inclusive growth and reducing poverty levels across developing and emerging markets.
£103.50
NUS Press Indonesian Exports, Peasant Agriculture and the
Book SynopsisAn 'Indonesian economy' first took shape in the latter part of the nineteenth century, consisting of a dominant export industry supported by a rural agrarian sphere. The agricultural sector provided food and labour to the export sector, which was firmly embedded in the world economy. This economic pattern survived several shifts of the leading export industry and persisted even after Indonesia became independent in the mid-20th century.Hiroyoshi Kano uses international trade statistics to analyze three key elements in the Indonesian economy: the balance of international payments and trade, the transformation undergone by leading export industries, and the way in which the agricultural sector supplied land, labour and food. Dividing the 150-year time span covered by the book into four periods based on the prevailing major export industries, he identifies key actors and analyzes long-term changes in agricultural production and rural society, and how they shaped the national economy.
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