Agriculture and rural development in a globalizing world: challenges and opportunities

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
Prabhu Pingali and Gershon Feder

Part 1: Agricultural Intensification and Technical Change
2. Modern Agricultural Technology Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Four-Country Analysis
Gershon Feder and Sara Savastano

3. Revisiting the Farm Size–Productivity Relationship: New Evidence from Sub-Saharan African Countries
Pasquale Lucio Scandizzo and Sara Savastano

4. From Land Grabs to Land Development: The Past and Potential of Private Investment in Frontier Agriculture
Derek Byerlee, William A. Masters, and Daniel S. Robinson

5. Staples Production: Efficient "Subsistence" Smallholders Are Key to Poverty Reduction, Development, and Trade
Michael Lipton

Part 2: Political Economy of Agricultural Policies
6. Transforming African Economies and the Evolving Structure of African Agriculture
Johann Kirsten and Frikkie Liebenberg

7. Origins and Some Empirical Tests of Theories of Agricultural Evolution
John Murray McIntire

8. Toward More Evidence-based Decision-making in the Land Sector: Can It Help to Close Implementation Gaps?
Klaus Deininger

9. Food Price Changes, Domestic Price Insulation, and Poverty (When All Policymakers Want to Be Above Average)
Kym Anderson, William J. Martin, and Maros Ivanic

10. Institutional Constraints and Options for Expanding the Biotechnology Revolution in Developing Countries
Greg Traxler

Part 3: Community and Rural Institutions
11. Beyond Hype: Another Look at Index-based Agricultural Insurance
Peter Hazell and Ulrich Hess

12. Beyond Water Markets: Second-best Water Allocation Policy?
Mark W. Rosegrant, Man Li, and Wenchao Xu

13. Reflections on Community-Driven Development
Jacomina de Regt

Part 4: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health
14. Agricultural Change and Health and Nutrition in Emerging Economies
Joachim von Braun

15. Understanding the Multidimensional Nature of the Malnutrition Problem in India
Prabhu Pingali and Tanvi Rao

Part 5: Future Relevance of International Institutions
16. Structural Transformation and the Transition from Concessional Assistance to Commercial Flows: The Past and Possible Future Contributions of the World Bank
Uma Lele, Sambuddha Goswami, and Gianluigi Nico

17. The Relevance of the CGIAR in a Modernizing World: Or Has It Been Reformed ad infinitum into Dysfunctionality?
Alex F. McCalla

Rapid structural transformation and urbanization are transforming agriculture and food production in rural areas across the world. This textbook provides a comprehensive review and assessment of the multi-faceted nature of agriculture and rural development, particularly in the developing world, where the greatest challenges occur. It is designed around five thematic parts: Agricultural Intensification and Technical Change; Political Economy of Agricultural Policies; Community and Rural Institutions; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health; and Future Relevance of International Institutions. Each chapter presents a detailed but accessible review of the literature on the specific topic and discusses the frontiers in research and institutional changes needed as societies adapt to the transformation processes. All authors are eminent scholars with international reputations, who have been actively engaged in the contemporary debates around agricultural development and rural transformation.

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