Title Policy reforms and agriculture development in Central Asia / edited by Suresh Chandra Babu and Sandjar Djalalov

Published New York, NY : Springer, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 494 pages) : illustrations Series Natural resource management and policy ; 28 Natural resource management and policy ; 28. Contents Policy Reforms and Agricultural Development in Central Asia: An Overview of Issues and Challenges -- Agrarian Reforms in Central Asia: Problems and Perspectives -- Economic Policy Reforms in Central Asian Transition Economies -- A Comparative Analysis of Trends in Agricultural Productivity in Central Asian Transition Economies -- Institutional Reforms for Agricultural Development in Central Asia -- Natural Resource Policy Reforms: An Analysis of Interstate Water Management in Aral Sea Basin -- Impact of Policy Reforms on Farm Production -- Market Reforms and Farm Behaviors in Central Asia -- Private Sector Development in Uzbekistan Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities -- Food Security, Nutrition and Poverty in Central Asia -- Policy Reforms and Poverty in Kyrgyzstan -- Food Security and Nutrition under Economic Reforms in Kazakhstan -- Conclusions and Recommendations Summary The Central Asian republics - Kazakhstan, the Krygyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan - are transitioning from centrally planned economies to market-oriented systems. This volume addresses the process and policy reforms these countries face and how the reforms may impact agricultural development in a region that has experienced varying degrees of economic growth over the fifteen years since independence. It offers expert policy research and analysis and provides research-based information for generating policy recommendations that are relevant to each country as well as similar evidence from other transitional economies, including China, Vietnam, and selected Eastern European countries. Suresh Chandra Babu is a Senior Research Fellow and Program Leader at the International Food Research Policy Institute (IFRPI), in Washington, D.C. where he coordinates its research and outreach programs in Central Asia. He has trained more than 1,000 policy analysts and has consulted with international organizations such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and UNICEF. Dr. Babu received his Ph. D. in economics from Iowa State University in the United States. Sandjar Djalalov is a principal researcher at the Center for Efficient Economic Policy in Uzbekistan where he conducts research on production, marketing, investment, and consumption behavior of different types of farms in Uzbekistan and Central Asia. He is also a senior lecturer in the Tashkent Institute of Engineering for Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization. Dr. Djalalov received his Ph. D. from the Institute of Macroeconomics and Social Investigation in Tashkent in Uzbekistan Analysis Food security Agricultural diversification Central Asia Food security Agricultural diversification Central Asia Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record In Springer e-books Subject Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Asia, Central Agriculture and state -- Asia, Central Agriculture and state -- Asia, Central. Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Asia, Central. Affaires. Science économique. Economie de l'entreprise. Agriculture and state Agriculture -- Economic aspects Central Asia Form Electronic book Author Babu, Suresh Chandra Djalalov, Sandjar ISBN 9780387297774 0387297774 9780387297798 0387297790 6610619018 9786610619016

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