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Promoting investment in agriculture for increased production and productivity / Saifullah Syed and Masahiro Miyazako.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Syed, Saifullah.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--Developing countries--Finance.
- Agriculture.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (108 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, Massachusetts : CABI, 2013.
- Summary:
- Investing in agriculture is one of the most effective ways of reducing hunger and poverty, promoting agricultural productivity and enhancing environmental sustainability. Covering the development of sustainable agriculture, food production and food security, this paper explains the relationship between all levels of investment and their interdependence to be successful. It also describes how to drive increased investment, at what stage and where, providing a useful overview of investment in agriculture for policymakers and researchers.
- Contents:
- The concept and definition of investment
- Investment in agriculture for increased production and productivity
- Empirical measurement of investment in agriculture: the evidence from available data and information
- Who invests for farm level capital formation?
- Drivers of investment in agriculture for increased production and productivity
- Promoting investment for increased agricultural production and productivity.
- Notes:
- "Prepared under the Japan Trust Fund project support study on appropriate policy measures to increase investment in agriculture and to stimulate food production."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781789244410
- 1789244412
- 9781780643892
- 1780643896
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