The Rice Economy of Asia

ISBN-13: 9781138471962 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Randolph Barker

Opis

To millions of people in the world, rice is the center of existence, especially in Asia, where more than 90 per cent of the world's rice is grown. This book deals with the trends and changes that have occurred in the Asian rice economy since World War II.

Spis treści

1: Overview; 2: The Origins, Classification, and Dissemination of Rice Cultivation; 3: Asian Rice Farming Systems; 4: Trends in Production and Sources of Growth; 5: Varietal Improvement; 6: Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals; 7: Development of Irrigation; 8: Mechanization of Rice Production; 9: Trends in Labor Use and Productivity; 10: Who Benefits from the New Technology?; 11: Rice Consumption Patterns; 12: Rice Marketing; 13: International Trade in Rice; 14: Priorities for Rice Research and Extension in Asia; 15: Constraints to Increased Production; 16: Government Rice Policies; 17: National Rice Programs; 18: Projecting the Asian Rice Situation

O autorze

Randolph Barker, Robert W. Herdt, Beth Rose