My intention is to explain how rapid agricultural growth accelerates the economic
transformation to a modern economy and most important why it is the prime instrument for …

The process of economic development depends on the modernization of agriculture.
Agriculture and the State responds to this historical lesson by examining government …

Emphasizing the linkage between agriculture and economic development, the book
examines the critical role of agriculture in promoting economic development in the Third …

The importance of agricultural growth to poverty reduction is well known, but the specific
channels through which the poor can take advantage of growth require further research …

Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of South Asia are likely to hold large numbers of very poor
rural people into the foreseeable future. Although both history and theory suggest a pre …

Publisher Summary From both historical and contemporary cross-section perspectives, the
agricultural transformation seems to evolve through at least four phases that are roughly …

The world's 58 poorest countries are diverse in many respects, but they share the
characteristic of a labor force overwhelmingly dependent on agriculture. Challenging the …

Agricultural Commercialization, Rural Transformation and Poverty Reduction: What have We
Learned about How to Achieve This? Page 1 Agricultural Commercialization, Rural …

Factors influencing agricultural progress in developing countries are discussed. All papers
except the first are followed by critical comments by one or two other experts. Titles of the …

The world's demand for food is expected to double within the next 50 years, while the natural
resources that sustain agriculture will become increasingly scarce, degraded, and …