. Agriculture has been an important contributor to these developments. Since 1978, China has almost doubled its cereal production … themselves for China's agriculture, and old ones are resurfacing. High (land saving) Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth and …, fragmented production structures, and distorted land and labor markets have defined Chinese agriculture over the past three …

economies in Africa need an alternative strategic approach to long-term growth. The purpose of this paper is to identify a … growth strategy with the greatest potential for small, landlocked economies in East Africa. The paper uses Malawi, Rwanda …, and Uganda as case studies to explore the potential for growth in agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism in these …

Developing countries across East Asia have made impressive progress in economic development. Despite the effect of the … 1997-1998 financial crisis, poverty rates in the region have been consistently declining. Agriculture played a key role by … smallholders into modern food markets and creating jobs in agriculture and agroindustry. As incomes rise and countries urbanize …

Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia …

agricultural incentives in the transition countries in East Asia, Central Asia, and the rest of the former Soviet Union, and in …

Agriculture is the economic foundation of many Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries, employing about 60 percent of the … challenges of our era. African agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate change. Climate-smart agriculture seeks to increase … agriculture's contribution to climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon storage on farmland …

This study is part of the African Regional Studies Program, an initiative of the Africa Region Vice-Presidency at the … topics important for the social and economic development of Sub-Saharan Africa. This book well demonstrates, agricultural … spending in Sub-Saharan Africa not only significantly lags behind other developing regions, its impact is also vitiated by …

Rural Household Survey, and drawing on earlier work on five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the paper shows that the …