Pacific 2010


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Part of the 'Pacific 2010' series which focuses on the need to plan for the long term requirements of the island states of the South Pacific. Addresses strategic questions about the longer-term development of Melanesian agriculture in the light of current problems and emerging trends in the environment. Suggests ways of changing agriculture to become a powerful part of Melanesian economies by the year 2010. Includes a bibliography and index. J Brian Hardaker is professor and head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management at the University of New England. Euan Fleming is a lecturer in agricultural economies at the University of New England.







South Pacific Agriculture Choices and Constraints


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ADB pub. Survey of the rural economies, agriculture and rural development of South Pacific - reviews environment, demographic aspects and dietary conditions, economic structures, social structures, political systems, farming systems, agricultural development, transport, etc.; looks at food crops, plantation cash crops, livestock, forestry and fishery; discusses development policy options for Kiribati, Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Western Samoa, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, regional development and development aid.




Pacific 2010


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This study of Polynesian agriculture examines the economies of Suva, Western Samoa, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Niue. Discusses topics such as the contribution of agriculture to economic development, marketing strategies and institutional change, as well as the prospects for agricultural development in the region. In the 'Pacific 2010' series. Includes a bibliography and an index. Fleming is lecturer in economics and Hardaker is a former professor and head of the department of agricultural and research economics at the University of New England.




Agricultural Export Marketing in the South Pacific


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Number 8 in the TPacific Policy Papers' series, this book examines the privatisation debate in five South Pacific island countries. Includes a glossary, tables and a bibliography.