Productivity growth in agriculture : an international perspective

Increasing food prices have renewed concerns about long-run agricultural demand and supply in the global economy. This book looks at results, methods, and data on international agricultural productivity for a better understanding of long-run trends and he policies that determine them. By presenting...

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Main Authors: Ball, V. Eldon (Author), Fuglie, Keith Owen (Author), Wang, Sun Ling (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wallingford Oxfordshire, UK : CABI , c2012
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Online Access:https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2012/20123305091.pdf
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Summary:Increasing food prices have renewed concerns about long-run agricultural demand and supply in the global economy. This book looks at results, methods, and data on international agricultural productivity for a better understanding of long-run trends and he policies that determine them. By presenting an international assessment of total factor productivity growth in agriculture, including up-to-date empirical analysis for developed and developing countries and regions, it provides a response to the rising global scarcity of agricultural production. Essential reading for researchers, policy makers and students.
Item Description:Also available in electronic resource
Physical Description:xi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1845939212 (hardback : alk. paper)
1845939220 (e-book)
9781845939212 (e-book)
9781845939229 (e-book)