Cotton productivity continues to be disputed, despite rapid advancements and widespread
technologies. These uncertainties remain to be critically addressed in a broad spectrum …

The textile industry is currently one of the biggest industries practicing labor violations and
use of environmentally hazardous processes. This book presents an expert overview of the …

The main purpose of this paper is to introduce the modern technology adoption its
importance, usage and role in agriculture improvement. In the last century, the basic …

Large-scale agricultural investments (LSAIs) in general and their socio-economic
implications in particular have been heavily debated in recent years. While some claim that …

Contract farming has attracted the interest of researchers and policymakers because it has
the potential to solve several of these constraints simultaneously. Contract farming may be …

Africa has been hesitant to adopt agricultural biotechnology, lagging behind global trends
over the past decade. One exception is Burkina Faso, a West African country that …

As a linchpin of global capitalism, the World Trade Organization is both revered and reviled.
In this book, financial journalist Paul Blustein tells the surprisingly entertaining and …

260 Global Agricultural Trade and Developing Countries in 1960, averaged 650,000 tons a
year during the late 1990s. Francophone Africa, which produced less than 100,000 tons in …

Cotton is an important cash crop in many developing economies, supporting the livelihoods
of millions of poor households. In some countries it contributes as much as 40 percent of …

The World Development Report 2006: Equity and Opportunitypresents a social development
strategy organized around the themes of social inclusion, cohesion, and accountability. It …