Agricultural Diversification and Smallholders in South Asia
Author: P. K. Joshi
Publisher: Academic Foundation
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 632
ISBN-13: 9788171885510
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Contributed articles at two workshops.
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Transforming Agriculture in South Asia
Author: Ashok K. Mishra
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-12-30
Total Pages: 431
ISBN-13: 1000336271
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Debates about public expenditure in the agricultural sector have reopened in many developing and emerging economies because of high budget deficits and changes in public opinion. As a result, agricultural policy in many of these countries is beginning to take a more market-oriented approach to agrarian problems, most notably through the introduction of contract farming. This book explores the policy issues around contract farming and its transformative potential and addresses the lack of empirical research on this topic by focusing on South Asia: principally India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The book first addresses the effects of contract farming (vertical coordination) on productivity, food security indicators (yield, consumption expenditures, prices), employment and input usage. Then it draws lessons from the South Asian case studies on the impact of institutional changes, like contract farming, on income and food security of smallholder households. The core of the book includes case study chapters on several commodities that are produced under contract farming, including vegetables and fisheries in Bangladesh, low-value crops in Nepal and coffee in India. Other chapters also explore contracts, storage, input usage and technical efficiency in these cases. This book serves as an essential guide to academics, researchers, students, legislative liaisons and think tank groups interested in agrarian issues, agricultural economics and agricultural policy in emerging economies and particularly in South Asia.
Agrarian Power and Agricultural Productivity in South Asia
Author: Meghnad Desai
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1984-01-01
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780520053694
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Economic policy analysis of the relationship between the political power of local government and productivity in the agricultural sector in South Asia - analyses the impact of social change on sugar cane agricultural production, as well as historical aspects of power structures in India; examines economic implications of local level power configurations, esp. As regards farm-level decision making; discusses determinants and varieties of rural mobilization. References, statistical tables.
Small Farmers in South Asia
Author: Inderjit Singh
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 90
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Many households rely for their livelihood on farming small but viable holdings in South Asia. Raising the productivity of these households is thus a central part of any strategy to reduce rural poverty in South Asia. This paper identifies some opportunities for implementing such a strategy. To that end, the paper examines the productivity and efficiency of small holdings and discusses the prospects for raising the output of traditional food grains through improved cultivation. The evidence comes from a wide range of sources, both academic and operational. It shows that the prospects for small farmers are by no means as gloomy as sometimes portrayed.
Agricultural Trade in South Asia
Author: Nawal K. Paswan
Publisher: APH Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9788176484107
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ex-post evaluation study of IFPRI’s research on high-value agriculture, 1994–2010
Author: Kydd, Jonathon
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Published: 2015-06-24
Total Pages: 74
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This paper reports on an ex-post assessment of IFPRI’s research on High-Value Agriculture (HVA) over 1994–2010. HVA is defined to include perishable agricultural commodities produced for the market that yield high returns to land, labor, or both. IFPRI’s research on HVA has been housed mainly in GRP27 (Participation in high value agricultural markets). Questions for the study included whether IFPRI had the right research strategy for this topic; was focused on the right issues; was a leader in the field; used the most relevant approaches and methods; and was successful in sensitizing/influ-encing the policies of governments, agribusiness, academia, civil society, and the international donor community. Finally, what has been the impact of the HVA policies that IFPRI influenced?
Farming Systems and Poverty
Author: John A. Dixon
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9789251046272
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Small Farmers and the Landless in South Asia
Author: Inderjit Singh
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 214
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Great Ascent
Author: Inderjit Singh
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 480
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Poverty is the grim reality for some 400 million people - mostly small farmers and agricultural laborers - in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. To remedy the problem, South Asian governments and international agencies have focused on raising the productivity of small farms and increasing opportunities for rural employment. This strategy, however, has long been criticized for doing the poor more harm than good. The author challenges that pessimistic view by critically reviewing a wealth of evidence from recent academic literature and the World Bank's operational experience. He shows that rapid agricultural growth has benefited all classes of the poor and that the "great ascent" from poverty to a more materially rewarding life has begun. A variety of programs intended to help the poor directly are examined in detail. Research, extension, and training activities are evaluated for their effectiveness in promoting the adoption of high-yielding varieties of cereal, spreading new farming technology, encouraging multiple cropping, and increasing the cultivation of high-value crops. The author also considers programs in dairying, poultry farming, commercial fishing, and forestry and argues that policymakers have neglected these potentially profitable activities. Finally, he discusses the dismal failure of land reforms in reducing poverty.
Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development
Author: Franz W. Gatzweiler
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-02-19
Total Pages: 442
ISBN-13: 3319257188
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The aim of the book is to present contributions in theory, policy and practice to the science and policy of sustainable intensification by means of technological and institutional innovations in agriculture. The research insights re from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The purpose of this book is to be a reference for students, scholars and practitioners inthe field of science and policy for understanding and identifying agricultural productivity growth potentials in marginalized areas.
