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 reasons. First, concerns and suspicions about adverse effects on the poor of commercialization of subsistence agriculture persist and influence policy of d...

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Autores principales: von Braun, Joachim, Kennedy, Eileen T.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156999
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Kennedy, Eileen T.
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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 reasons. 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. In view of the challenges of rapid urbanization and the chances of commercialization, the question is not if subsistence agriculture should be overcome, but how. Thus, the purpose of this book is to clarify concepts, add comprehensive factual information, and assist policy and program analysts in identifying potentials and risks of promoting commercialization of agriculture for poverty alleviation.
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spelling CGSpace1569992025-01-10T06:42:36Z Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition von Braun, Joachim Kennedy, Eileen T. 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 reasons. 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. In view of the challenges of rapid urbanization and the chances of commercialization, the question is not if subsistence agriculture should be overcome, but how. Thus, the purpose of this book is to clarify concepts, add comprehensive factual information, and assist policy and program analysts in identifying potentials and risks of promoting commercialization of agriculture for poverty alleviation. 1994 2024-10-24T12:46:39Z 2024-10-24T12:46:39Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156999 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute von Braun, Joachim; Kennedy, Eileen T. 1994. Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition. Baltimore, MD: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156999
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developing countries
case studies
food supply
cash crops
food crops
nutrition
economic situation
poverty
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Kennedy, Eileen T.
Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition
title Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition
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title_short Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition
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topic agricultural trade
developing countries
case studies
food supply
cash crops
food crops
nutrition
economic situation
poverty
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