UID:
almafu_9958095821702883
Umfang:
xviii, 365 pages :
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col. illustrations, color maps ;
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28 cm.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-281-09977-5
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9786611099770
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0-8213-6809-5
Serie:
World development report
Inhalt:
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 vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In many poor countries, agriculture accounts for at least 40 percent of GDP and 80 percent of employment. At the same time, about 70 percent of the world's poor live in rural areas and most depend on agriculture for their livelihoods.World Development Report 2008 seeks to assess where, when, and how agriculture can be an effective instrument for economic development, especiall
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Data Notes; Overview; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Part I What can agriculture do for development?; Maps; Part II What are effective instruments for using agriculture for development?; Part III How can agriculture-for-development agendas best be implemented?; Bibliographical note; Endnotes; References; Selected indicators; Selected agricultural and rural indicators; Selected world development indicators; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-8213-6808-7
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-8213-6807-9
Sprache:
Englisch
