Bibliographische Detailangaben

Beteilige Person:	Barker, Randolph (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2014
Schlagwörter:	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General Rice trade Industrie Wirtschaft Rice trade > Asia Reishandel Reisanbau Reiswirtschaft Asien
Beschreibung:	Implications for Rice Research and Extension in Asia Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; Editor's Note; 1 OVERVIEW; Development of the Modern Rice Production System; Rice Markets and Trade; Rice Policies; 2 THE ORIGINS, CLASSIFICATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF RICE CULTIVATION; Cultural Types and Their Dissemination; Subspecies or Varietal Types and their Dissemination; 3 ASIAN RICE FARMING SYSTEMS; Topography; The Monsoon Climate; Rice-Based Cropping Patterns; Farming Systems in Asia; Farm Size and Tenure in Asia; Summary; 4 TRENDS IN PRODUCTION AND SOURCES OF GROWTH. Asian Rice in World PerspectiveAsian Rice in Historical Perspective; Sources of Growth in Production; 5 VARIETAL IMPROVEMENT; Research Prior to World War II; Achievements Since World War II; The Spread of Modern Varieties; The Search for Higher Yield; 6 FERTILIZERS AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; Sources of Plant Nutrients; Consumption Trends; The Productivity of Fertilizer on Rice; Aggregate Contribution of Fertilizer to Rice Production; The Demand for Fertilizer; Marketing, Distribution, and Pricing of Fertilizer; Agricultural Chemicals; 7 DEVELOPMENT OF IRRIGATION; Historical Perspective Evolution of Irrigation DevelopmentGrowth in Irrigated Area in Contemporary Asia; Investment in Irrigation Development; Complementarity Between Irrigation and Modern Inputs; Future Investment Requirements; Implications for Future Irrigation Development; 8 MECHANIZATION OF RICE PRODUCTION; The Pattern of Mechanization in Asian Rice Production; Evidence on the Impact of Mechanization; Future Directions; 9 TRENDS IN LABOR USE AND PRODUCTIVITY; Historical Trends in Labor Use and Productivity; The Impact of Modern Technology on Labor Use and Productivity; Women in Asian Rice Cultivation Trends in Real Wages and Factor Shares of LaborFamily Labor Use; Falling Wages, Landless Laborers, and Labor Contracts; The Elasticity of Demand for Labor; Progress and Poverty; 10 WHO BENEFITS FROM THE NEW TECHNOLOGY?; Growth, Equity, and Technological Change; The Effect of New Technology on Production; Market Effects of Technical Change; Farm-level Experience with New Technology; The Effect of New Technology at the Village Level; Variability in Adoption at the Regional Level; Technological Change-Who Benefits?; 11 RICE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; Trends in Cereal Grain Consumption Factors Affecting Rice ConsumptionConclusion; 12 RICE MARKETING; Marketed Surplus; Organization of the Marketing System; Rice Milling; Efficiency and Competition; Government Intervention; Modernization; 13 INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN RICE; Growth in Rice Trade: 1860s to World War II; World Rice Trade After World War II; Instability; Long-term Trends in Supply and Demand; Improving Performance; 14 PRIORITIES FOR RICE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IN ASIA; The Organization of Rice Research; Methods of Establishing Research Priorities; Analyzing Allocation of Research Inputs to Rice Environments To millions of people in the world, rice is the center of existence, especially in Asia, where more than 90 percent of the world's rice is grown. This book is about the trends and changes that have occurred in the Asian rice economy since World War II, but particularly since the introduction of new varieties of rice and modern technology in the mid-1960s. Although there is now a vast amount of literature and statistical data on various aspects of the subject, no single comprehensive treatment has previously been prepared. The Rice Economy of Asia not only provides such a treatment but also pre
Umfang:	347 pages
ISBN:	9781135886622 1135886628