Agriculture And Economic Survival: The Role Of Agriculture In Ecuador's Development

by Morris D Whitaker

Overview

Originally published in 1990, in this study the authors have surveyed and anaylsed a large volume of difficult to access or unpublished papers and literature and it organised it into thirteen chapters. Subjects covered include introductory and concluding essays, development policy, agricultural performance, natural resources, the labor market, production, irrigation, marketing and credit of Ecuador's agricultural sector.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429714757
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/28/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	390
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Morris D Whitaker (Author) , Dale Colyer (Author)

Table of Contents

Agriculture and economic growth; Development policy and agriculture; The performance of agriculture; Development of Ecuador's renewable natural resources; The human factor and agriculture; Production agriculture: nature and characteristics; Irrigation and agricultural development; The agricultural marketing system; Credit and credit policies; Social institutions, gender and rural living conditions; Agriculture and the public sector; The human capital and science base; Modernizing agriculture

Editorial Reviews

Utilizing data on the environment, natural resources, human capital and gender, legal and illegal crops, production and subsistence agriculture, and economics, the authors analyze the relationships and interactions among agriculture, economic development, and public policies during the past three decades in the Andean republic. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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