| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiv, 574 pages, 32 pages of color plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, charts |
| Contents |
pt. I. The state of smallholder agriculture in the developing world. On being a smallholder / Gordon Conway -- Right place, right time : the state of smallholders in agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa / Geoffrey Livingston, Steven Schonberger, and Sara Delaney -- Smallholder farming in Asia and the Pacific : challenges and opportunities / Ganesh Thapa and Raghav Gaiha -- The state of smallholders in agriculture in Latin America / Julio A. Berdequé and Ricardo Fuentealba -- pt. II. The business agenda for smallholders. Targeting investments to link farmers to markets : a framework for capturing the heterogeneity of smallholder farmers / Maximo Torero -- Promoting small farmer market access in Asia : issues, experiences, and mechanisms / Sukhpal Singh -- Financing smallholder farmers in developing countries / Atiqur Rahman and Jennifer Smolak -- Improving farmers' access to agricultural inputs and finance : approaches and lessons from sub-Saharan Africa / Akinwumi A. Adesina, Augustine Langyintuo, Nixon Bugo, Kehinde Makinde, George Bigirwa, and John Wakiumu -- Corporate agribusiness development and small farms / Martin Evans -- A twenty-first century balancing act : smallholder farm technology and cost-effective research / John Lynam and Stephen Twomlow -- Farmers as entrepreneurs : sources of agricultural innovation in Africa / Calestous Juma and David J. Spielman -- pt. III. Enhanced livelihood opportunities for smallholders. The changing rural world and livelihood options for resource-poor rural people / Edward Heinemann -- Securing land rights for smallholder farmers / Klaus Deininger -- Empowering women to become farmer entrepreneurs : case study of an NGO-supported programme in Bangladesh / Mahabub Hossain and W.M.H. Jaim -- Securing a future for smallholder farmers in an era of climate change / Camilla Toulmin -- Rural non-farm economy : current understandings, policy options, and future possibilities / Steve Wiggins -- pt. IV. The policy agenda. Concluding chapter : the policy agenda / Peter Hazell and Atiqur Rahman |
| Summary |
Arising from an International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) project, this book explores the most promising innovations in technology, institutional, and policy approaches for creating additional and better farm business opportunities for smallholder farmers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Farms, Small.
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Family farms.
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects
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Family farms
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Farms, Small
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Kleinbauer
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Landwirtschaft
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Landwirtschaftsentwicklung
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Agrobusiness
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Entwicklungshilfe
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Entwicklungspolitik
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Kleinbauern.
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Landwirtschaftliche Betriebsform.
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Subsistenzwirtschaft.
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Landwirtschaftliche Entwicklung.
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Landwirtschaftliche Betriebslehre.
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Ländliches Finanzsystem.
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Agroindustrie.
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Agrartechnik.
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Ländliche Armut.
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Bodenrecht.
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Klimawandel.
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Entwicklungsländer.
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Entwicklungsländer
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hazell, P. B. R
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Rahman, Atiqur
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| ISBN |
9780191003561 |
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0191003565 |
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9780191768248 |
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0191768243 |
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