Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 77
Release:
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ISBN: 1428906665

Farm Index

Farm Index
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 518
Release: 1966
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

International Conference on 21st Century Challenges to Sustainable Agri-Food Systems

International Conference on 21st Century Challenges to Sustainable Agri-Food Systems
Author: Nareppa Nagaraj
Publisher: I. K. International Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 758
Release: 2007
Genre: Science
ISBN: 818986629X

Of late, farming community in India has been facing new challenges of food and nutrition security, human health and structural adjustment to comply with WTO stipulations on the one hand and sustainable environment on the other. The overuse of fertilizers and chemicals, and depleting water resources are essentially threatening the sustainability of Indian agriculture. The slow growth of agriculture sector mainly due to stagnation in productivity growth is a grave concern for policy-makers and development planners. The key challenge to India's agriculture in the 21st century in the wake of open global economy lies in designing, developing and managing agricultural systems that enable farmers to be efficient, equitable and sustainable in the bio-physical and socio-cultural environments. This book has deliberated on the key issues of sustainable agriculture in the context of emerging technologies, policies and institutions by promoting efficiency, equity and better management of natural resources. In the process, thoughts and experience of world-class leaders in agricultural education, research, extension, policy, agri-business and development in addressing the challenges confronting farmers have been documented

Modeling Farm Decisions For Policy Analysis

Modeling Farm Decisions For Policy Analysis
Author: Kenneth H Baum
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2019-03-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0429705417

Microeconomic modeling has been an important tool for agricultural economists for several decades and promises to be important for ad-dressing the research problems of the 1980s as well. This volume explores the possibilities for using micromodeling to analyze how individual farm businesses react to and are affected by farm policies. Although this purpose represents only one potential use of micro-modeling, effective modeling for policy analysis necessitates a broad look from several historical, analytical, and institutional perspectives. The Micromodeling Conference held November 18-20, 1981, at Airlie House, Virginia, under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Agri-culture's Economic Research Service and the Farm Foundation reflected these concerns.