Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources
Publisher :
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 39,69 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Author : Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 19,75 MB
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309181194
In December 2002, a group of specialists on water resources from the United States and Iran met in Tunis, Tunisia, for an interacademy workshop on water resources management, conservation, and recycling. This was the fourth interacademy workshop on a variety of topics held in 2002, the first year of such workshops. Tunis was selected as the location for the workshop because the Tunisian experience in addressing water conservation issues was of interest to the participants from both the United States and Iran. This report includes the agenda for the workshop, all of the papers that were presented, and the list of site visits.
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Page : 396 pages
File Size : 25,26 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Economics
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Author : B. B. Mohanty
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 25,6 MB
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429753330
This book examines the economic gains and social costs of agrarian transformation in India. The author looks at three phases of agrarian transformation: colonial, post- colonial, and neoliberal. This work combines macro and micro economic data, economic and noneconomic phenomena, and quantitative and qualitative aspects while exploring the context of historical and contemporary changes with special reference to Maharashtra in western India. It discusses regional disparities in agricultural development, issues of modernisation and social inequality, land owning among scheduled castes and tribes, women in agriculture, pattern of labour migration and farmer’s suicides, and documents the experiences and conditions of the rural poor and socially weaker sections to provide a comprehensive understanding of the significant changes in agrarian rural economy of western India. It also discusses contemporary development policy and practices and their consequences. Lucid and topical, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of agrarian studies, rural sociology, social history, agricultural economics, development studies, political economy, political studies, and public policy, as well as planning and policy experts.
Author : Charles V. Moore
Publisher :
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 31,11 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Farms, Size of
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Author : Tennessee Valley Authority. Division of Navigation Development
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 40,40 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Budget
ISBN :
Author : Giovanni Federico
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 13,47 MB
Release : 2010-12-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1400837723
In the last two centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding, if somewhat neglected, success story. Agriculture has fed an ever-growing population with an increasing variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a growing number of workers to the rest of the economy. This book, a comprehensive history of world agriculture during this period, explains how these feats were accomplished. Feeding the World synthesizes two hundred years of agricultural development throughout the world, providing all essential data and extensive references to the literature. It covers, systematically, all the factors that have affected agricultural performance: environment, accumulation of inputs, technical progress, institutional change, commercialization, agricultural policies, and more. The last chapter discusses the contribution of agriculture to modern economic growth. The book is global in its reach and analysis, and represents a grand synthesis of an enormous topic.
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,65 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Water transfer
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 16,78 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 1428909885
Author : Diao, Xinshen, ed.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 38,91 MB
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0896293807
Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems. Can Asia, with its recent success in adopting mechanization, offer a model for Africa? An Evolving Paradigm of Agricultural Mechanization Development analyzes the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries. The authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies. Potential approaches presented to facilitating mechanization in Africa include prioritizing market-led hiring services, eliminating distortions, and developing appropriate technologies for the African context. The role of agricultural mechanization within overall agricultural and rural transformation strategies in Africa is also discussed. The book’s recommendations and insights should be useful to national policymakers and the development community, who can adapt this knowledge to local contexts and use it as a foundation for further research.
