Agricultural Diversification and Smallholders in South Asia
ISBN: 9788171885510 / Angielski / Twarda / 626 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Investigating the rapidly unfolding pro-poor opportunities in South Asia, this extensively researched analysis provides a range of information detailing the advancements that have spurred from new lifestyles, increased income, spreading urbanization, and expanding globalization. These experts examine the changing dietary patterns--from staple food grains to high-value commodities such as fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, eggs, and fish--of the poor and rich and the rural and urban consumers. Presenting the pathways to agricultural diversification, the essays address the real challenge to...
Investigating the rapidly unfolding pro-poor opportunities in South Asia, this extensively researched analysis provides a range of information detaili...
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235,36 zł |
Linked National Models: A Tool for International Food Policy Analysis
ISBN: 9789024737345 / Angielski / Twarda / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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585,00 zł |
The state of food and agriculture 2005 (FAO agriculture series)
ISBN: 9789251053492 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An estimated 1.2 billion people live on less than one dollar a day, and recent estimates indicate that over 850 million people lack sufficient food for an active healthy life, mostly in rural areas. This FAO report examines the links between agriculture, trade and poverty and considers how international agricultural trade and trade liberalization affect the world's poor and food-insecure. The topics discussed include: trends and patterns in international agricultural trade, including trade in the least developed countries and within regions, and the role of supermarkets; policy issues...
An estimated 1.2 billion people live on less than one dollar a day, and recent estimates indicate that over 850 million people lack sufficient food fo...
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144,32 zł |
Violencia y Despojo del Campesino: Latifundismo y Explotacion Capitalista En Mexico
ISBN: 9789682301032 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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140,69 zł |
Economia Campesina y Agricultura Empresarial. Tipologia de Productores
ISBN: 9789682310959 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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73,05 zł |
Government and the Food Industry: Economic and Political Effects of Conflict and Co-Operation
ISBN: 9780792399797 / Angielski / Twarda / 421 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book's purpose is to shed light on the threats and opportunities arising from the incentives and restrictions of governmental actions which food industry managers discover in their search for profits. The food industry, as defined here, includes farmers, their input suppliers, processors and distributors. This text explores how the private sector reacts to the stimulus of public support measures, rules and regulations which are usually motivated by entirely different ends than those desired within the private sector. No current single model of economic behavior as yet adequately...
This book's purpose is to shed light on the threats and opportunities arising from the incentives and restrictions of governmental actions which food ...
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585,00 zł |
Privatization of Agriculture in New Market Economies: Lessons from Bulgaria
ISBN: 9780792394983 / Angielski / Twarda / 439 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The idea for this book began in Sofia, Bulgaria in September, 1992 when we met to plot a course for our University Affiliations project which had been recently funded by the U.S. Infonnation Agency. We believed that worldng on the book would provide valuable learning experiences for all the cooperators, and that the book itself would make a useful contribution to understanding the economic transition process and its policy implications. We recognized that a project of this nature would require the skills and knowledge of many people. To those 34 additional contributors to this volume, and to...
The idea for this book began in Sofia, Bulgaria in September, 1992 when we met to plot a course for our University Affiliations project which had been...
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780,00 zł |
World Bank Assistance to Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: An IEG Review
ISBN: 9780821373507 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sub-Saharan Africa is a critical development priority it has some of the world's poorest countries and during the past two decades the number of poor in the region has doubled, to 300 million more than 40 percent of the region's population. Africa remains behind on most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and is unlikely to reach them by 2015. With some of the world's poorest countries, Africa is a development priority for the donor community. A major drag on Africa's development is the underperformance of the critical agriculture sector, which has been neglected both by donors and...
Sub-Saharan Africa is a critical development priority it has some of the world's poorest countries and during the past two decades the number of poor ...
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160,39 zł |
Handbook of Agricultural Economics
ISBN: 9780444825889 / Angielski / Mixed media product / 1400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This two volume set presents work on topics central to the economics of agriculture - the quantitative representation of technology, market expectations, household production behaviour, consumer behaviour with uncertain quality and safety of goods, and issues of imperfect competition in food marketing. Volume Ia treats issues in agricultural production, representing the consequences of decades of work deepening and widening the original focus of agricultural economics on farm management. In addition to the theory and estimation of production and supply behaviour in agriculture, chapters are...
This two volume set presents work on topics central to the economics of agriculture - the quantitative representation of technology, market expectatio...
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941,15 zł |
The Fight Over Food: Producers, Consumers, and Activists Challenge the Global Food System
ISBN: 9780271032757 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "One problem with the food system is that price is the bottom line rather than having the bottom line be land stewardship, an appreciation for the environmental and social value of small-scale family farms, or for organically grown produce." --Interview with farmer in Skagit County, Washington For much of the later twentieth century, food has been abundant and convenient for most residents of advanced industrial societies. The luxury of taking the safety and dependability of food for granted pushed it to the back burner in the consciousness of many. Increasingly, however, this once... "One problem with the food system is that price is the bottom line rather than having the bottom line be land stewardship, an appreciation for the ... |
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192,38 zł |
The Fight Over Food Hb: Producers, Consumers, and Activists Challenge the Global Food System
ISBN: 9780271032740 / Angielski / Twarda / 301 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "One problem with the food system is that price is the bottom line rather than having the bottom line be land stewardship, an appreciation for the environmental and social value of small-scale family farms, or for organically grown produce." --Interview with farmer in Skagit County, Washington For much of the later twentieth century, food has been abundant and convenient for most residents of advanced industrial societies. The luxury of taking the safety and dependability of food for granted pushed it to the back burner in the consciousness of many. Increasingly, however, this once... "One problem with the food system is that price is the bottom line rather than having the bottom line be land stewardship, an appreciation for the ... |
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374,59 zł |
Handbook of Agricultural Economics: Marketing, Distribution, and Consumers Volume 1b
ISBN: 9780444507297 / Angielski / Twarda / 564 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume deals with the economics of agricultural products after they leave the farm. It includes developments in application of dual approaches in household economies, the industrial organization of food marketing, marketing margins between farm and retail prices, and spatial price analysis.
This volume deals with the economics of agricultural products after they leave the farm. It includes developments in application of dual approaches in...
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671,52 zł |
Handbook of Agricultural Economics: Agricultural Production Volume 1a
ISBN: 9780444507280 / Angielski / Twarda / 741 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This first volume of the "Handbook of Agricultural Economics" presents work on topics central to the economics of agriculture: the quantitative representation of technology; market expectations; household production behaviour; consumer behaviour with uncertain quality and safety of goods; and issues of imperfect competition in food marketing. Volume 1A treats issues in agricultural production, representing the consequences of decades of work deepening and widening the original focus of agricultural economics on farm management. In addition to the theory and estimation of production and... This first volume of the "Handbook of Agricultural Economics" presents work on topics central to the economics of agriculture: the quantitative rep... |
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671,52 zł |
German Agriculture in Transition: Society, Policies and Environment in a Changing Europe
ISBN: 9780333717950 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work is an analysis of the Common Agricultural Policy and Germany's role within it. The authors investigate the effect of reunification on German policy in 2000 and ask whether she has acted as leader, partner or obstructor in the formation of policy. Their analysis includes social and environmental aspects, as well as the economic and political, with a special focus on the green agenda in European agriculture.
This work is an analysis of the Common Agricultural Policy and Germany's role within it. The authors investigate the effect of reunification on German...
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389,98 zł |
Value-Added Agricultural Enterprises in Rural Development Strategies
ISBN: 9781590338193 / Angielski / Miękka / 57 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. U.S. Agriculture is also changing rapidly from a sector characterised by production of undifferentiated bulk commodities sold in spot markets to one of specialised markets driven by new end-user demands. As production shifts away from commodity agriculture to product agriculture, vertically integrated agribusiness firms are increasingly organising production into agro-food value chains to synchronise all stages of production from seed to supermarket. Value-added production is a central element of agro-food value chain, and control over specific identity preserved(IP) trait is basic to the...
U.S. Agriculture is also changing rapidly from a sector characterised by production of undifferentiated bulk commodities sold in spot markets to one o...
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157,66 zł |
A History of World Agriculture: From the Neolithic Age to the Current Crisis
ISBN: 9781844073993 / Angielski / Miękka / 522 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Provides an analysis of the rise of agriculture and its handmaid - civilization itself. From the Near East and Egypt to China, the Americas and medieval and modern Europe, this book traces the rise of agriculture and examines the tapestry of the social and
Provides an analysis of the rise of agriculture and its handmaid - civilization itself. From the Near East and Egypt to China, the Americas and mediev...
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193,26 zł |
Farm Economic Issues
ISBN: 9781590339190 / Angielski / Twarda / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Farm economics remains a major concern for policymakers as it has been in the past. On the other hand, the farms in America constituted one of its main levers of power besides the military. Policies must encourage innovation in one sense, yet be ready to lend support just in the event of regional weather disasters or national economics trends adverse to agriculture. This new book presents a comprehensive picture of these current issues. Contents: Preface; Farm Economic Relief: Issues and Options for Congress; US Farm Income: Recent National and Regional Changes and the Federal Response; Farm...
Farm economics remains a major concern for policymakers as it has been in the past. On the other hand, the farms in America constituted one of its mai...
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544,29 zł |
Agriculture Issues & Policies: Volume 1
ISBN: 9781560729471 / Angielski / Twarda / 203 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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432,37 zł |
European Agriculture: Enlargement, Structural Change, CAP Reform, & Trade Liberalization
ISBN: 9781600219665 / Angielski / Twarda / 135 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Provides an in-depth look at Europe's changing agricultural and food markets, focusing on the impacts of policy reforms, enlargement of the European Union (EU), and trade liberalisation. This book. This book includes papers that provides insights into the
Provides an in-depth look at Europe's changing agricultural and food markets, focusing on the impacts of policy reforms, enlargement of the European U...
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498,50 zł |
Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture: Environmental, Economic, and Policy Issues
ISBN: 9781560228974 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discover farming techniques that will decrease soil erosion and costs Soil erosion from U.S. croplands has long been recognized as a national problem. Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture: Environmental, Economic, and Policy Issues is the first ever complete study of the costs and benefits of using conservation tillage to prevent soil erosion. Designed for professionals working in the areas of soil science, agronomy, economics, environmental studies, and agriculture, this complete study covers everything from machinery and trends in conservation tillage to its adoption to use in...
Discover farming techniques that will decrease soil erosion and costs Soil erosion from U.S. croplands has long been recognized as a nationa...
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264,48 zł |