Policy For Agricultural Research

Science & Math

Ruttan, Vernon W.

Evenson, Robert

Pingali, Prabhu L

Pray, Carl E

Biological Sciences

CRC-Press

Science And Technology: Lessons For Development Policy

Ranis, Gustav

Routledge

<p>The contributors to this volume, based on the Agriculture Research Seminars held annually at the University of Minnesota, examine the role of government, multinationals, and the emerging private sector (in both domestic and international contexts) in determining agricultural research policy.</p>

Policy For Agricultural Research (Westview Special Studies in Agricultural Science and Policy)

Idachaba, Francis S

Westview Press

<p>Looking at examples of East Asian development and pointing out the commonalities behind differing policies, goals, and cultural and economic systems, the authors draw on developments in technology choice, technological change, institutions and human resources.</p>

Science And Technology: Lessons For Development Policy (WESTVIEW SPECIAL STUDIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND PUBLIC POLICY)

Using the Ricardian approach (a cross sectional analysis of farm performance across different climate zones), this report examines the impact of climate change on the agriculture sector and the sector's adaptation to that change. Studies in the report measure the climate sensitivity of low-capital agriculture, test whether actual farm performance is as sensitive to climate as agronomic models predict, and compare the climate sensitivity of low-capital farms with the results already calibrated for U.S. agriculture. The goal of the study is to examine farm behavior and test whether there is any evidence that farmers in developing countries currently adjust to their local climates.

Measuring the Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture (402) (World Bank Technical Papers)

Business & Money

DINAR, ARIEL

Mendelsohn, Robert

Parikh, Jyoti

Sanghi, Apurva

McKinsey, James

Economics

World Bank Publications

Rice is the major food staple and an important source of income for millions of people in developing countries. The increases in rice production required to feed expending populations will require even higher growth rates than those experienced during the "Green Revolution." Studies of rice research effectiveness and productivity gains show that the returns to investment in rice research are high. At a time when privatization policies have become a major component of adjustment, this study presents strong arguments in favor of maintaining the existing public sector rice research system because profitability is not always a useful guide for setting research priorities.

Adjustment and Technology: The Case of Rice (Development Centre Studies)

David, Cristina

Organization for Economic

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