Agriculture in Developing Countries
Technology Issues
- Keijiro Otsuka - Kobe University, Japan
- Kaliappa Kalirajan - Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Economics & Development Studies (General)
This book is topical considering that the agriculture scenario in many countries has been undergoing a transformation due to various factors such as changes in governments` macroeconomic policies and climatic variations.
The book also highlights that in order to minimize the negative impact of farmers` own yield gaps (the difference between farmers` own potential and actual yields) on their income levels, it is important that new approaches to agricultural technological development be employed in the form of more opportunities rather than a single crop production technology.
The journey into the book is very smooth with an excellent compilation of various aspects of technology and its impact on the livelihood of the people. It should be useful to policy makers, students and researchers in visualising the significance of technology as an effective strategy for alleviating poverty and increasing the income of agriculture systems.
Agriculture in Developing Countries suggests possible solutions to various problems in sustaining productive agriculture…The data and the case studies compiled in this book are a step towards achieving the goals of sustainable agriculture and livelihoods for small farmers in developing countries.