Some three quarters of the world’s absolute poor live in rural areas, and their livelihoods are most often linked to agriculture. At the same time, agriculture has a major impact on the environment and is closely connected to water, health and nutrition, and education. In recent years, the international community has increasingly recognised the importance of agriculture to rural development. The major objective of agriculture and rural development is to increase food production in a sustainable way and enhance food security. This will involve education initiatives, utilization of economic incentives and the development of appropriate and new technologies, thus ensuring stable supplies of nutritionally adequate food, access to those supplies by vulnerable groups, and production for markets; employment and income generation to alleviate poverty; and natural resource management and environmental protection. This book provided a comprehensive account of agriculture and rural development, the issues which constitute important segment in the economic development of developing nations. It analyses topics such as development thinking in agriculture, agricultural productivity, food insecurity, migration and rural poverty, policies and programmes for rural development and so on. The contents of the book will prove useful for policymakers, researchers, students and all those concerned with sustainable agriculture and rural development.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR J P Abhay Shankar
Dr. J.P. Abhay Shankar, was an agriculture professor for more than 30 years, retired in 2000. He taught classes in horticulture, sericulture, animal husbandry and aquaculture. He also taught courses about tissue culture, agricultural biotechnology and reproductive physiology. He encouraged many students to become successful agricultural scientists.Dr. Abhay has participated in many national and international seminars on agribusiness management. He currently provides guest lectures in course of food policy and agribusiness in various reputed professional institutions in India and abroad.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rajendra Reddy
Dr. Rajendra Reddy, a native of Hyderabad, received his masters degree in 1977 and his Ph.D. in agricultural economics in 1982. He has worked as a professor of agricultural businesses. Throughout his career he has been associated with a number of academic and research institutions.Dr. Reddy is the author of 10 books and over 25 articles on positioning firms and institutions in the global value added food system. He also has authored and supervised the development of over 25 impact studies on various private, public and cooperative firms and institutions in the global food system. Currently he is engaged in conducting research on the major biological packaging and informational revolutions.
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Agriculture and Rural Development
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1st ed.
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8131100967
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