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Introduction and Overview

© 2019 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

© 2019 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction and Overview 1
  5. Part One: Domestic Market Policies
  6. Introduction 5
  7. Chapter One. Concentration in Agribusiness and Marketing: A Case Study of Aria Foods (6-1) 7
  8. Chapter Two. A Revolution in the Making: The Case of Agro-Food Retailing in India (6-2) 23
  9. Chapter Three. Contract Farming in Developing Countries: Patterns, Impact, and Policy Implications (6-3) 37
  10. Chapter Four. Smallholder Farmers' Access to Markets for High-Value Agricultural Commodities in India (6-4) 51
  11. Chapter Five. Small~Farm Access to High-Value Horticultural Markets in Kenya (6-5) 61
  12. Chapter Six. Contract Fanning in Costa Rica: A Case Study on Contracts in Pepper Fanning (6-6) 73
  13. Chapter Seven. Enhancing Smallholder Farmers' Market Competitiveness in Tanzania (6-7) 85
  14. Chapter Nine. Rural Road Investments, Agricultural Development, and Poverty Alleviation in China (6-9) 109
  15. Chapter Ten. The Growing Trend of Farmers' Markets in the United States (6-10) 119
  16. Part Two: Production Policies
  17. Introduction 133
  18. Chapter Eleven. The 2002 Malawi Famine (7-1) 135
  19. Chapter Twelve. Persistent Food Insecurity from Policy Failures in Malawi (7-2) 149
  20. Chapter Thirteen. Policy Implications of Droughts and Food Insecurity in Malawi and Zambia (7-3) 161
  21. Chapter Fourteen. Famine and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia (7-4) 175
  22. Chapter Fifteen. Managing Drought Risks in the Low-Rainfall Areas of the Middle East and North Africa (7-5) 185
  23. Chapter Sixteen. Policy Measures for Pastoralists in Niger (7-6) 195
  24. Chapter Seventeen. Farm Restructuring in Transition: Land Distribution in Russia (7-7) 207
  25. Chapter Eighteen. Biodiesel and India's Rural Economy (7-8) 217
  26. Part Three: Natural Resource Management Policies
  27. Introduction 229
  28. Chapter Nineteen. Civil Society Strategy to Fight Soil Degradation in Peru (8-1) 231
  29. Chapter Twenty. Incentives for Soil Conservation in Peru (8-2) 243
  30. Chapter Twenty-One. Environment and Health in Rural Kazakhstan: Linking Agricultural Policy and Natural Resource Management to Rural Welfare (8-3) 255
  31. Chapter Twenty-Two. Allocating Irrigation Water in Egypt (8-4) 269
Case Studies in Food Policy for Developing Countries
This chapter is in the book Case Studies in Food Policy for Developing Countries
https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801466373-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction and Overview 1
  5. Part One: Domestic Market Policies
  6. Introduction 5
  7. Chapter One. Concentration in Agribusiness and Marketing: A Case Study of Aria Foods (6-1) 7
  8. Chapter Two. A Revolution in the Making: The Case of Agro-Food Retailing in India (6-2) 23
  9. Chapter Three. Contract Farming in Developing Countries: Patterns, Impact, and Policy Implications (6-3) 37
  10. Chapter Four. Smallholder Farmers' Access to Markets for High-Value Agricultural Commodities in India (6-4) 51
  11. Chapter Five. Small~Farm Access to High-Value Horticultural Markets in Kenya (6-5) 61
  12. Chapter Six. Contract Fanning in Costa Rica: A Case Study on Contracts in Pepper Fanning (6-6) 73
  13. Chapter Seven. Enhancing Smallholder Farmers' Market Competitiveness in Tanzania (6-7) 85
  14. Chapter Nine. Rural Road Investments, Agricultural Development, and Poverty Alleviation in China (6-9) 109
  15. Chapter Ten. The Growing Trend of Farmers' Markets in the United States (6-10) 119
  16. Part Two: Production Policies
  17. Introduction 133
  18. Chapter Eleven. The 2002 Malawi Famine (7-1) 135
  19. Chapter Twelve. Persistent Food Insecurity from Policy Failures in Malawi (7-2) 149
  20. Chapter Thirteen. Policy Implications of Droughts and Food Insecurity in Malawi and Zambia (7-3) 161
  21. Chapter Fourteen. Famine and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia (7-4) 175
  22. Chapter Fifteen. Managing Drought Risks in the Low-Rainfall Areas of the Middle East and North Africa (7-5) 185
  23. Chapter Sixteen. Policy Measures for Pastoralists in Niger (7-6) 195
  24. Chapter Seventeen. Farm Restructuring in Transition: Land Distribution in Russia (7-7) 207
  25. Chapter Eighteen. Biodiesel and India's Rural Economy (7-8) 217
  26. Part Three: Natural Resource Management Policies
  27. Introduction 229
  28. Chapter Nineteen. Civil Society Strategy to Fight Soil Degradation in Peru (8-1) 231
  29. Chapter Twenty. Incentives for Soil Conservation in Peru (8-2) 243
  30. Chapter Twenty-One. Environment and Health in Rural Kazakhstan: Linking Agricultural Policy and Natural Resource Management to Rural Welfare (8-3) 255
  31. Chapter Twenty-Two. Allocating Irrigation Water in Egypt (8-4) 269
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