This paper examines the change in the nature of food demand in India in the last twenty years. It identifies two distinct stages of diet transition associated with the period of economic growth. During the first stage, income-induced diet diversification, consumers move away from inferior goods...

Fundamental changes in the world food economy pose new challenges for all participants in the food system, particularly in developing countries. This article focuses on the implications of these changes for international co-operation in food and agriculture. Concentrating especially on the FAO,...

Part I : Agricultural intensification and technical change -- Modern agricultural technology adoption in sub-Saharan Africa : a four-country analysis / Gershon Feder and Sara Savastano -- Revisiting the farm size-productivity relationship : new evidence from sub-Saharan African countries /...