Global agriculture : developments, issues, and research. Volume 5 /

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed in this compilation include cotton and hydropower in Central Asia; rising grain exports by the former Soviet Union region; and resources, policies, and agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Af...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Robertson, Marvin R., Schmidt, Jeffery I.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
Colección:Global Agriculture: Developments, Issues, and Research.
Temas:
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Agricultural industries.
Agriculture > Aspect économique.
Industries agricoles.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • GLOBAL AGRICULTURE: DEVELOPMENTS, ISSUES, AND RESEARCH. VOLUME 5 (WITH ACCOMPANYING CD-ROM); GLOBAL AGRICULTURE: DEVELOPMENTS, ISSUES, AND RESEARCH. VOLUME 5 (WITH ACCOMPANYING CD-ROM); Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: COTTON AND HYDROPOWER IN CENTRAL ASIA: HOW RESOURCE COMPETITION AFFECTS TRADE; ABSTRACT; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; HYDROPOWER AND AGRICULTURE; CENTRAL ASIA'S WATER AND ENERGY CONFLICT; COTTON, WATER, AND ENERGY; COMMODITY TRADE MODEL; SCENARIO RESULTS; ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS; IMPLICATIONS FROM THIS STUDY; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 2: RISING GRAIN EXPORTS BY THE FORMER SOVIET UNION REGION: CAUSES AND OUTLOOKABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE ECONOMIC TRANSITION RESTRUCTURED KRU AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND TRADE; RUSSIAN GRAIN PRODUCTION INCREASED DURING THE 2000S; GOVERNMENT POLICIES HAVE PROMOTED LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION RATHER THAN GRAIN EXPORTS; KRU GRAIN PRODUCTION AND EXPORTS PROJECTED TO RISE CONSIDERABLY; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX: ASSESSING PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN THE RUSSIAN GRAIN ECONOMY USING OUTPUT MARKET ANALYSIS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: RESOURCES, POLICIES, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.
  • Abstractacknowledgments; summary; introduction; agriculture in africa's economic development; agricultural production and resource use; measuring agriculture's productivity performance; policies and productivity in african agriculture; conclusion; references; index.

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