Agriculture and the environment : perspectives on sustainable rural development
Lutz, Ernst (editor)
Agriculture and the environment : perspectives on sustainable rural development - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©1998. - xiv, 383 p. : illustrations.
Includes index
The World Bank has, over the past two years, revisited its rural development strategy and in turn developed a new one, through a renewed commitment to sound development in the rural sector, and seeks to encompass farmers and their communities alike, as well as policymakers. This report gathers applied and practical research related to agriculture and the environment in the developing world, summarizing current knowledge through specific examples, stating the approaches and conditions which worked or not, and the reasons for failure. The observations and findings suggest that environmentally sound increases in productivity will be harder to achieve than in the past, though a significant potential for attaining these increases do exist. To this end, reforms are necessary, so that policy and institutional frameworks support an intensified sustainable agriculture, conducive to an environment that gives way to technological innovation. The authors in this report, review subjects from, integrating environmental concerns in rural development policies, natural resources degradation, small-farmer decisionmaking, to agricultural trade reforms, research initiatives, property regimes, etc. Institutional and social perspectives, together with technical issues and perspectives are also analyzed through various subjects in this volume.
9780821342497 0821342495 9780585183398 0585183392
Agriculture Environmental aspects Developing countries.
Rural development Developing countries.
Sustainable development -- Developing countries.
338.1 / AGR
Agriculture and the environment : perspectives on sustainable rural development - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©1998. - xiv, 383 p. : illustrations.
Includes index
The World Bank has, over the past two years, revisited its rural development strategy and in turn developed a new one, through a renewed commitment to sound development in the rural sector, and seeks to encompass farmers and their communities alike, as well as policymakers. This report gathers applied and practical research related to agriculture and the environment in the developing world, summarizing current knowledge through specific examples, stating the approaches and conditions which worked or not, and the reasons for failure. The observations and findings suggest that environmentally sound increases in productivity will be harder to achieve than in the past, though a significant potential for attaining these increases do exist. To this end, reforms are necessary, so that policy and institutional frameworks support an intensified sustainable agriculture, conducive to an environment that gives way to technological innovation. The authors in this report, review subjects from, integrating environmental concerns in rural development policies, natural resources degradation, small-farmer decisionmaking, to agricultural trade reforms, research initiatives, property regimes, etc. Institutional and social perspectives, together with technical issues and perspectives are also analyzed through various subjects in this volume.
9780821342497 0821342495 9780585183398 0585183392
Agriculture Environmental aspects Developing countries.
Rural development Developing countries.
Sustainable development -- Developing countries.
338.1 / AGR