Agriculture and Development

, by Kochendorfer-Lucius, Gudrun; Pleskovic, Boris

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ISBN: 9780821371275 | 0821371274
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 6/24/2008

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The book highlights proceedings from the Berlin 2008: Agriculture and Development conference held in preparation for the World Development Report 2008.

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About This Book	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Welcoming Address	p. 11
Keynote Address
Current Thinking on the Scope and Approach of WDR 2008	p. 17
Opening Address	p. 25
Introductory Remarks	p. 27
Agricultural Policy, Subsidies, and Trade
Agriculture and Development: The Perspective of a Think Tank on the WDR 2008 Outline	p. 33
Markets and Institutions
Market Access for Small Farmers: The New Standards Challenge	p. 41
Globalization, Privatization, and Vertical Coordination in Food Value Chains	p. 49
Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, and the Environment
Designing Improved NRM Interventions in Agriculture for Poverty Reduction and Environmental Sustainability in Developing Countries	p. 57
Aspects of Land Degradation in Lagging Regions: Extent, Driving Forces, Responses, and Further Research with Special Reference to Ethiopia	p. 71
Agriculture and the Rio Conventions	p. 85
Agriculture-Rural Nonfarm Linkages and Rural Poverty
Agricultural Growth, Employment, and Wage Rates in Developing Countries	p. 97
Are Farm-Nonfarm Linkages Still Strong Enough to Tackle Rural Poverty?	p. 131
Agriculture: Rural Nonfarm Linkages and Poverty	p. 139
Decentralization, Local Governance, and Rural Development
Decentralization, Local Governance, and Rural Development	p. 147
Decentralization, Agriculture, and Poverty Reduction: Harsh Realities?	p. 157
Decentralization and Development: Emerging Issues from Uganda's Experience	p. 161
Decentralized Rural Governance in a Post-Socialist Economy: A Case of Community-Based Agricultural Marketing in Poland	p. 175
Emerging Policy Issues
Opportunities for European Bioethanol in a Global Environment (2006)	p. 187
Nonlinear Effects of Weather on U.S. Crop Yields, Implications for Climate Change, and Why These Effects Matter for Developing Countries	p. 193
Emerging Policy Issues within the Realm of Science Policy for Africa	p. 203
Closing Remarks	p. 215
Appendixes
Program	p. 221
Participants	p. 229
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Agriculture and Development

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