Farming Systems and Poverty
Farming Systems and Poverty

Author: John A. Dixon

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9789251046272

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A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.

Treatise on Water Science
Treatise on Water Science

Author: Peter A. Wilderer

Publisher: IWA Publishing

Published: 2011-02-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780444531933

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Treatise on Water Science, Four-Volume Set Available online and in print for a limited time Water quality and management are of great significance globally, as the demand for clean, potable water far exceeds the availability. Water science research brings together the natural and applied sciences, engineering, chemistry, law and policy, and economics. The Treatise on Water Science seeks to unite these areas through contributions from a global team of author-experts. The work examines topics in depth, with an emphasis on innovative research and technologies for those working in applied areas. Development partnership with and endorsement from the International Water Association (IWA) demonstrates the authority of the content. Editor-in-Chief: Peter Wilderer, a Stockholm Water Prize recipient, has assembled a world-class team of contributors, ensuring market reach across all related sciences and a global approach to the subject. Topics related to resource management, water quality and supply, and handling of wastewater are treated in depth with up to 30 pages of coverage per topic, relative to a handful of pages per topic in comparable reference works. To buy from Elsevier, visit: http://store.elsevier.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780444531933&dmnum=CWS1 Co-Published with Elsevier

Public Policy in Agriculture
Public Policy in Agriculture

Author: Ashok K. Mishra

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-08-07

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 1317229002

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In recent years, developed countries have formulated public policies in agriculture ranging from supporting rural life and farm income to promoting sustainability of food and fibre production. Public Policy in Agriculture: Impact on Labor Supply and Household Income addresses the lack of empirical research in this area. It explores the impact of differing approaches to public policy through a series of international case studies, from the USA and Canada to South Korea, Norway, Slovenia and Taiwan. At a time when much of the developed world has been experiencing budget deficits and policy-makers and the public in general have re-opened the debate on public expenditures in the agricultural sector, this is a timely volume. Mishra, Viaggi and Gomez y Paloma have written an authoritative guide to agricultural public policy that will serve as a reference for academics, researchers, students, and policy-makers.

The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security
The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security

Author: Sergio Gomez y Paloma

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-01-01

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 3030421481

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This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors. Due to the relevance of smallholder farms, enhancing their production capacities and economic and social resilience could produce positive impacts on food security and nutrition at a number of levels. In addition to the role of small farmers as food suppliers, the book considers their role as consumers and their level of nutrition security. It investigates the link between agriculture and nutrition in order to better understand how agriculture affects human health and dietary patterns. Given the importance of smallholdings, strategies to increase their productivity are essential to improving food and nutrition security, as well as food diversity.

My Own Boss?
My Own Boss?

Author: Patrick H Mooney

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-06-03

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0429713479

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American agriculture has undergone dramatic transformations in the four decades that have passed since the end of World War II. The most obvious is the decline in the number of people living and working on farms. Wisconsin generally reflects many of these national trends. In 1945 the agricultural census reported 177,745 farms in Wisconsin. By 198