Global agriculture. volume 4 : developments issues and research / Marvin R. Robertson and Jeffery I. Schmidt, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robertson, Marvin R.

Schmidt, Jeffery I.

Series:

Global Agriculture: Developments, Issues, and Research (NOT ON COVER)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture.

Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed in this compilation include the policy, technology, and efficiency of Brazilian agriculture; Southeast Asia's rice surplus; and specialty crop access to U.S. markets and a case study of Indian mangoes.

Contents:

""GLOBAL AGRICULTURE: DEVELOPMENTS, ISSUES, AND RESEARCH. VOLUME 4""; ""GLOBAL AGRICULTURE: DEVELOPMENTS, ISSUES, AND RESEARCH. VOLUME 4""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: POLICY, TECHNOLOGY, AND EFFICIENCY OF BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURE""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""POLICY REVIEW""; ""EVALUATING PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH""; ""RESULTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A. UNDERSTANDING TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY (TFP) FROM A STOCHASTIC INPUT DISTANCE FRONTIER""; ""APPENDIX B. ESTIMATION METHOD""

""APPENDIX C. DATA""""Chapter 2: SOUTHEAST ASIA'S RICE SURPLUS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PRODUCTION""; ""RICE CONSUMPTION""; ""RICE STOCKS""; ""THE FUTURE OF SOUTHEAST ASIA�S RICE SURPLUS""; ""WHERE THE REGION�S RICE SURPLUS GOES: SOUTHEAST ASIA�S TRADE WITH THE WORLD""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX 1: RICE TYPES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA""; ""APPENDIX 2: RICE PRODUCTION IN FOUR DISTINCT ECOSYSTEMS""; ""APPENDIX 3: HYBRID RICE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA""; ""Chapter 3: SPECIALTY CROP ACCESS TO U.S. MARKETS: A CASE STUDY OF INDIAN MANGOES ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""SUMMARY""

""INTRODUCTION""""U.S. IMPORTS OF FRESH PRODUCE AND SANITARY/ PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENTS""; ""THE CASE STUDY OF INDIAN MANGOES""; ""ANALYTICAL APPROACH""; ""ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 6, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62948-018-5