| Description |
1 online resource (xxxvi, 231 pages) : color illustrations, color map |
| Contents |
Executive summary : the elusive promise of productivity -- 1. Sources of growth in agriculture -- 2. Misallocations and productivity growth -- 3. Investing in innovation -- 4. Improving the enabling environment for technology adoption -- 5. The challenge of agricultural productivity policy and the promise of modern value chains |
| Summary |
"This book documents frontier knowledge on the drivers of agriculture productivity to derive pragmatic policy advice for governments and development partners on reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The analysis describes global trends and long-term sources of total factor productivity growth, along with broad trends in partial factor productivity for land and labor, revisiting the question of scale economies in farming. Technology is central to growth in agricultural productivity, yet across many parts of the developing world, readily available technology is never taken up. We investigate demand-side constraints of the technology equation to analyze factors that might influence producers, particularly poor producers, to adopt modern technology. Agriculture and food systems are rapidly transforming, characterized by shifting food preferences, the rise and growing sophistication of value chains, the increasing globalization of agriculture, and the expanding role of the public and private sectors in bringing about efficient and more rapid productivity growth. In light of this transformation, the analysis focuses on the supply side of the technology equation, exploring how the enabling environment and regulations related to trade and intellectual property rights stimulate Research and Development to raise productivity. The book also discusses emerging developments in modern value chains that contribute to rising productivity."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Agricultural productivity -- Developing countries
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Agricultural innovations -- Developing countries
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Agriculture and state -- Developing countries
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Agricultural innovations
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Agricultural productivity
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Agriculture and state
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gautam, Madhur, 1960- author.
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Goyal, Aparajita, author
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Maloney, William F. (William Francis), 1959- author.
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| ISBN |
1464814295 |
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9781464814297 |
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