xxvi, 488 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Contents
Ch. 1. Overview -- Ch. 2. Major Themes in World Food and Agriculture at the Beginning of the 1990s -- Ch. 3. World Food and Agriculture: a 20-Year Perspective -- Ch. 4. Growth of Agricultural Production in Developing Countries -- Ch. 5. Forestry -- Ch. 6. Fisheries -- Ch. 7. Agricultural Development in the Economy-wide Context: Approaches to Policies and Strategies -- Ch. 8. International Trade Issues and Policies -- Ch. 9. Agriculture and Rural Poverty -- Ch. 10. Human Resources Development in Agriculture: Developing Country Issues -- Ch. 11. Pressures on the Environment from Agriculture -- Ch. 12. Laying the Technological Foundation for Sustained Agricultural Development -- Ch. 13. Minimizing the Trade-offs between the Environment and Agricultural Development -- App. 1. Country and commodities classification -- App. 2. Methodology of Quantitative Analysis and the Projections -- App. 3. Statistical Tables
Analysis
Agriculture Economics
Notes
Published jointly with the Food and Agriculture Organization
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [469]-480) and index