Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agricultural technology and health

Research, invention, and adoption of agrotechnology have played an important role in improving human nutrition and health. Agrotechnology has introduced more effective plant breeds (such as high-yielding varieties), enhanced land management techniques (such as terracing), and improved water manageme...

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Autores principales: Lipton, Michael, Sinha, Saurabh, Blackman, Rachel
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160505
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Sinha, Saurabh
Blackman, Rachel
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description Research, invention, and adoption of agrotechnology have played an important role in improving human nutrition and health. Agrotechnology has introduced more effective plant breeds (such as high-yielding varieties), enhanced land management techniques (such as terracing), and improved water management tools (such as irrigation). The adoption of these techniques has benefited nutrition, largely through boosting crop productivity, thereby providing employment and income to rural populations and increasing local and global food supplies... for the health needs of small farmers and laborers—as well as poor consumers—to influence research decisions, governments need to develop (1) institutions and incentives to promote such people’s participation and communication with the formal research community; (2) competition among private research providers; and (3) public research in activities that respond to farmers’ needs but are unlikely to attract formal private research.
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spelling CGSpace1605052025-11-06T04:33:06Z Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agricultural technology and health Lipton, Michael Sinha, Saurabh Blackman, Rachel agriculture nutrition health agroforestry food safety sustainability Research, invention, and adoption of agrotechnology have played an important role in improving human nutrition and health. Agrotechnology has introduced more effective plant breeds (such as high-yielding varieties), enhanced land management techniques (such as terracing), and improved water management tools (such as irrigation). The adoption of these techniques has benefited nutrition, largely through boosting crop productivity, thereby providing employment and income to rural populations and increasing local and global food supplies... for the health needs of small farmers and laborers—as well as poor consumers—to influence research decisions, governments need to develop (1) institutions and incentives to promote such people’s participation and communication with the formal research community; (2) competition among private research providers; and (3) public research in activities that respond to farmers’ needs but are unlikely to attract formal private research. 2006 2024-11-21T09:50:57Z 2024-11-21T09:50:57Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160505 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Lipton, Michael; Sinha, Saurabh; Blackman, Rachel. Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agricultural technology and health. 2020 Vision Focus Brief. 13(3). International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160505
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title Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agricultural technology and health
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title_short Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agricultural technology and health
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food safety
sustainability
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