The State of Food and Agriculture 1998
The State of Food and Agriculture 1998

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9789251042007

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This annual report provides basic information on the global agricultural situation. A review of developments in food security opens this year's report, with new estimates on the proportion & number of undernourished people in the developing world. Also included is an analysis of the Asian financial crisis & its likely effects on agricultural production, trade, & food security. Special features include: an examination of the potential of rice fish farming; a chapter on rural non-farm income & employment; & a diskette housing time series data for nearly 150 countries, country groups, & regions in English, French, & Spanish. Recommended in: ALA's Guide to Reference Books.

The Allocation of Labour to Perennial Crops
The Allocation of Labour to Perennial Crops

Author: M. Blowfield

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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This work highlights the factors, particularly nonfinancial, affecting the choice and use of labour during the production of perennial crops. It includes the effects of kinship, gender, AIDS and natural disasters and emphasizes the importance of the decision-making process during policy planning.

All in Good Time
All in Good Time

Author: Rachel Grellier

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13:

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Bibliography of many aspects of women's activities in agricultural production in Sub-Saharan Africa; most entries have extensive abstracts.

Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-favoured Areas
Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-favoured Areas

Author: Ruerd Ruben

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 1845932773

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Less-favored areas with limited agricultural potential or difficult access conditions, support 40 percent of the world's rural population suffering from chronic poverty. While agricultural innovations and rural development programs have begun to be implemented within developing countries, they do not address the specific obstacles faced by this large population. Instead, a targeted approach is needed to identify different resource management strategies for particular types of households and communities as well as creating balanced investments aimed at sustainable intensification of rural livelihoods. Such efforts have been the focus of the research program on Regional Food Security Policies for Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Economies (RESPONSE). Through the study of less-favored areas in Africa, Latin America, and South and East Asia, development pathways allowing for the careful adjustment of resource use strategies at the field, farm-household and village level are explored.

The Common Agricultural Policy after the Fischler Reform
The Common Agricultural Policy after the Fischler Reform

Author: Alessandro Sorrentino

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-23

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 1317037715

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Providing an updated state of the art report on the effects of the 2003 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform, this volume has a particular emphasis on the governance of institutional changes and national/regional implementation. Written from an agricultural economist's point of view and enriched by the contribution of political scientists and policy makers, this book offers: - an updated report of the European debate on agricultural and rural policies; -an in-depth analysis of the decoupling process of the agricultural financial support in Europe; - an analysis of the CAP implementation in the old and new Europe Member States ; - a discussion on the future scenarios for the European Agricultural Policies Based on a selection of papers from the 109th Seminar of the European Association of the Agricultural Economists (EAAE), this book, with a foreword by Franz Fischler, also includes four commissioned contributions from leaders in the field including Sofia Davidova, Roberto Esposti, Tassos Haniotis and Johan Swinnen.

A Systems Approach to Agroecology
A Systems Approach to Agroecology

Author: Pablo Tittonell

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-10-14

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 3031429397

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As agroecology gains momentum in the international research-for-development arena, there is an urgent need for methods and tools to support the codesign and evaluation of agroecological systems and their transitions. The social and ecological complexity of agroecosystems, their dynamics, uncertainties and sustainability, calls for a holistic, systemic approach to agroecology. As such, several questions arise for example: how do we deal with heterogeneity, landscapes, biodiversity or learning processes in agroecosystems analysis? How do we categorise diversity or analyse trade-offs in social-ecological interactions? How do we conceptualise, codesign and monitor agroecological transitions? This book sets out to answer these questions by building on the valuable ‘classics’ in agroecology. The book presents a systems perspective that underpins a combination of methodologies, ranging from participatory tools and field observations to mathematical simulation modelling. Researchers, advanced students and transdisciplinary practitioners will find in this book insights and methods to design research and (co-) innovation processes to foster agroecological transitions.