Introduction and overview [in Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition]

Why should there be a book about the commercialization of subsistence agriculture, economic development, and nutrition? There are two compelling resasons. First, concerns and suspicions about adverse effects on the poor of commercialization of subsistence agriculture persist and influence policy of...

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Autor principal: von Braun, Joachim
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156994
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description Why should there be a book about the commercialization of subsistence agriculture, economic development, and nutrition? There are two compelling resasons. First, concerns and suspicions about adverse effects on the poor of commercialization of subsistence agriculture persist and influence policy of developing countries and of donor agencies. Second, in rural areas of low-income countries, nutritional welfare is determined by many complex factors whose relationships to agricultural commercialization and economic development need to be traced in order to design optimal rural growth policies that benefit the poor.
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spelling CGSpace1569942025-01-15T07:23:26Z Introduction and overview [in Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition] von Braun, Joachim agricultural trade developing countries case studies food supply cash crops food crops nutrition economic situation poverty Why should there be a book about the commercialization of subsistence agriculture, economic development, and nutrition? There are two compelling resasons. First, concerns and suspicions about adverse effects on the poor of commercialization of subsistence agriculture persist and influence policy of developing countries and of donor agencies. Second, in rural areas of low-income countries, nutritional welfare is determined by many complex factors whose relationships to agricultural commercialization and economic development need to be traced in order to design optimal rural growth policies that benefit the poor. 1994 2024-10-24T12:46:37Z 2024-10-24T12:46:37Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156994 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute von Braun, Joachim. 1994. Introduction and overview [in Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition]. Baltimore, MD: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156994
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developing countries
case studies
food supply
cash crops
food crops
nutrition
economic situation
poverty
von Braun, Joachim
Introduction and overview [in Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition]
title Introduction and overview [in Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition]
title_full Introduction and overview [in Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition]
title_fullStr Introduction and overview [in Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition]
title_full_unstemmed Introduction and overview [in Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition]
title_short Introduction and overview [in Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition]
title_sort introduction and overview in agricultural commercialization economic development and nutrition
topic agricultural trade
developing countries
case studies
food supply
cash crops
food crops
nutrition
economic situation
poverty
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