Edited By
Robert Evenson, Yale University, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Prabhu Pingali, FAO/UN, Rome, Italy
Included in series
Handbooks in Economics,
Audience
Graduate students, researchers and professionals working or interested in the area of agricultural economics
Contents
I Introduction Overview: Robert E. Evenson and Prabhu Pingali II Human Resources and Technology Mastery Chapter 1 - Agriculture and Human Capital in Economic Growth: Farmers, Schooling and Nutrition: Wallace Huffman and Peter F. Orazem Chapter 2 - Extension: Gershon Feder and Jock R. Anderson III Invention and Innovation Chapter 3 - The Role of International Agricultural Research in Contributing to Global Food Security and Poverty Alleviation: the case of the CGIAR: Prabhu Pingali and Tim Kelley Chapter 4 - Contributions of National Agricultural Research Systems to Crop Productivity: Robert E. Evenson & Douglas Gollin Chapter 5 - Livestock Productivity in Developing Countries: An Assessment: Simeon Ehui, Alejandro Nin-Pratt and Samuel Benin Chapter 6 - Agricultural Innovations: Investments and Incentives: Brian D. Wright, Philip G. Pardey, Carol Nottenburg and Bonwoo Koo Chapter 7 - Private Agricultural Research: Carl E. Pray, Keith Fuglie and Daniel K.N. Johnson Chapter 8 - Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries: Robert Herdt, Gary Toenniessen and John O?Toole IV Markets, Institutions and Transaction Costs Chapter 9 - Efficiency and Equity Effects of Land Markets: Keijiro Otsuka Chapter 10 - Labor: Decisions, Contracts and Organization: James Roumasset and Sang-Hyop Lee Chapter 11 - Fertilizer and Other Farm Chemicals: Paul W. Heisey and George W. Norton Chapter 12 - Agricultural Mechanization: Adoption Patterns and Economic Impact: Prabhu Pingali Chapter 13 - Transformation: Thomas Reardon and C. Peter Timmer Chapter 14 - Financial Markets: Christopher R. Udry and Jonathan Conning V Natural Resources Chapter 15 - Soil Quality and Agricultural Development: Pierre R. Crosson Chapter 16 - The Economics of Water, Irrigation and Development: David Zilberman and Karina Schoengold Chapter 17 - Land Use: Forest, Agriculture and Biodiversity Competition: Roger A. Sedjo and R. David Simpson Chapter 18 - Past Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture: Robert O. Mendelsohn
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Hardbound, 846 pages, publication date: MAY-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-51873-6
ISBN-10: 0-444-51873-8
Imprint: NORTH-HOLLAND
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