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1	Growth in a Traditional Society: The French Countryside, 1450-1815 more books like this by Philip T Hoffman add to wishlist Philip Hoffman shatters the widespread myth that traditional agricultural societies in early modern Europe were socially and economically stagnant and ultimately dependent on wide-scale political revolution for their growth. Through a richly detailed historical investigation of the peasant agriculture of "ancien-regime" France, the author uncovers ... see all copies from $9.49! new only from $9.50! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Creating Abundance: Biological Innovation and American Agricultural Development more books like this by Alan L Olmstead, Paul Webb Rhode add to wishlist This book demonstrates that American agricultural development was far more dynamic than generally portrayed. In the two centuries before World War II, a stream of biological innovations revolutionized the crop and livestock sectors, increasing both land and labor productivity. Biological innovations were essential for the movement of agriculture ... see all copies from $3.74! new only from $3.74! \| SVS
3	Grass Productivity more books like this by Andre Voisin add to wishlist "Grass Productivity" is a prodigiously documented textbook of scientific information concerning every aspect of management "where the cow and grass meet." Andre Voisin's "rational grazing" method maximizes productivity in both grass and cattle operations. see all copies from $40.37! new only from $40.37!
4	The Fate of Family Farming: Variations on an American Idea more books like this by Ronald Jager add to wishlist The Fate of Family Farming employs a hands-on approach, with much local New England detail, in its exploration of the history and future of American family farming as an idea and as an ongoing way of life. Early chapters situate family farming within American history, beginning with Jamestown and Plymouth, continuing with Jefferson, Emerson and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.73!
5	Feeding the World: A Challenge for the Twenty- First Century more books like this by Vaclav Smil add to wishlist This book addresses the question of how we can best feed the ten billion or so people who will likely inhabit the Earth by the middle of the 21st century. Smil asks whether human ingenuity can produce enough food to support healthy and vigorous lives for all these people without irreparably damaging the integrity of the biosphere. What makes this ... see all copies from $11.98! new only from $44.12! \| first editions
6	Regulation and the Revolution in United States Farm Productivity more books like this by Sally H Clarke, Professor Louis Galambos (Editor), Robert Gallmam (Editor) add to wishlist Since the 1930s when the government began active regulation, U.S. agriculture has undergone a revolution in productivity. Sally Clarke explains how government activity, from support for research to price supports and farm credit programs, created a climate favorable to rapid gains in productivity. Farmers in the Corn Belt delayed purchases of the ... see all copies from $37.00! new only from $44.75! \| SVS
7	From Marx and Mao to the Market: The Economics and Politics of Agricultural Transition more books like this by Johan F M Swinnen, Scott Rozelle add to wishlist The emergence of China as a global economic powerhouse, the uncertain path of Russia towards a market economy, and the integration of ten Central and Eastern European countries into the European Union (EU) have occupied the minds and agendas of many policy-makers, business leaders and scholars from around the world at the end of the twentieth and ... see all copies from $9.98! new only from $28.11! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Population Growth and Agricultural Change in Africa more books like this by B. L. Turner (Editor), Robert W. Kates (Editor), Goran Hyden (Editor) add to wishlist The question that drives the ten case studies of highland East Africa and Nigeria commissioned for this volume, is whether population growth in densely settled areas of rural Africa has led to the intensification of agriculture. see all copies from $7.11! new only from $10.99! \| first editions
9	Crop Variety Improvement and Its Effect on Productivity: The Impact of International Agricultural Research more books like this by Robert E Evenson (Editor), D Gollin (Editor) add to wishlist This volume reports the findings of a study of the productivity impacts of varietal improvements research conducted at a number of international centres affiliated with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. Such centres have been at the forefront of the "Green Revolution" which resulted in the breeding of new crop ... see all copies from $112.80! new only from $115.00! \| first editions
10	Control of Crop Productivity more books like this by C J Pearson (Editor), Carl E Pearson (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $20.90! new only from $91.79! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Applications of Modern Production Theory: Efficiency and Productivity more books like this by Ali Dogramaci (Editor), Rolf Fare (Editor), Rolf FC$Re (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $72.41! new only from $114.15! \| SVS
12	Handbook of Agricultural Economics: Agriculture and Its External Linkages more books like this by Bruce L Gardner (Editor), Gordon C Rausser (Editor) add to wishlist The subject matter of agricultural economics has both broadened and deepened and the chapters of this handbook present innovative work in the field. This volume contains sections on "agriculture, natural resources and the environment" and "agriculture in the macroeconomy". Volume 2B completes the handbook with a section on "agriculture and food ... see all copies from $65.00! new only from $65.00! \| SVS
13 view cover	Saving the Planet Through Pesticides and Plastics more books like this by Dennis Avery add to wishlist A former agricultural specialist for the federal government, Avery argues that high-yield agriculture using chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and biotechnology is the solution to environmental problems not a cause of them, as environmental activists have found. Using high-yield methods for farming, see all copies from $6.24! new only from $45.52! \| signed copies
14 view cover	Exhausting the Earth: State and Peasant in Hunan more books like this by Peter C Perdue add to wishlist see all copies from $10.73! new only from $32.50! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Feeding the World more books like this by Vaclav Smil add to wishlist This book addresses the question of how we can best feed the ten billion or so people who will likely inhabit the Earth by the middle of the 21st century. Smil asks whether human ingenuity can produce enough food to support healthy and vigorous lives for all these people without irreparably damaging the integrity of the biosphere. What makes this ... see all copies from $12.93! new only from $19.47! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Ecology of Practice: Studies of Food Crop Production in Sub-Saharan West Africa more books like this by Endre Nyerges (Editor) add to wishlist Addressing the topic of hunger and food security in Western Africa, the contributing authors to this volume are anthropologists who seek to understand the sociocultural factors involved in the environmental and economic aspects of food production. With an emphasis on technology and the changing patterns of resource use, case studies from regions ... see all copies from $40.08! new only from $40.08! \| SVS
17 view cover	South African Agriculture at the Crossroads South African Agriculture at the Crossroads: An Empirical Analysis of Efficiency, Technology and Productian Empirical Analysis of Efficiency, Technology and Productivity Vity more books like this by Colin G Thirtle (Editor), Johan Van Zyl (Editor), Nick Vink (Editor) add to wishlist This book examines the current state of South African agriculture and makes attempts at reform in context by looking at the past. It begins by explaining the historical process, which led to a dualistic agricultural sector, and the current policy process that attempts to resolve the inequalities and distortions. The policy discussion draws on the ... see all copies from $8.95! new only from $34.98! \| SVS
18 view cover	Agricultural Productivity more books like this by V Eldon Ball (Editor), George W Norton (Editor) add to wishlist "Agricultural Productivity: Measurement and Sources of Growth" addresses measurement issues and techniques in agricultural productivity analysis, applying those techniques to recently published data sets for American agriculture. The data sets are used to estimate and explain state level productivity and efficiency differences, and to test ... see all copies from $63.00! new only from $63.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Increasing Climate Variability and Change: Reducing the Vulnerability of Agriculture and Forestry more books like this by James Salinger (Editor), M V K Sivakumar (Editor), Raymond P Motha (Editor) add to wishlist One of the major challenges facing humankind is to provide an equitable standard of living for this and future generations: adequate food, water and energy, safe shelter and a healthy environment. Human-induced climate change, and increasing climate variability, as well as other global environmental issues such as land degradation and loss of ... see all copies from $40.55! new only from $40.55! \| first editions
20 view cover	Handbook of Agricultural Economics: Agricultural and Food Policy more books like this by Gordon C Rausser (Editor), Bruce L Gardner (Editor) add to wishlist The subject matter of agricultural economics has both broadened and deepened and the chapters of this handbook present innovative work in the field. This volume contains part 5 of the handbook on "agricultural and food policy" and follows on from volume 2A which has chapters on "agriculture, natural resources and the environment" and "agriculture ... see all copies from $54.24! new only from $54.24!
21 view cover	Class, State and Agricultural Productivity in Egypt: Study of the Inverse Relationship Between Farm Size and Land Productivity more books like this by Graham Dyer, Terence J Byres (Foreword by) add to wishlist The inverse relationship between farm size and productivity is widely accepted as a 'stylised fact' of agriculture in developing countries, a generalised phenomenon observed in widely differing agro-climatic conditions and agrarian structures. This study uses primary fieldwork data to examine the factors which give rise to such a relationship, and ... see all copies from $57.73! new only from $57.73! \| SVS
22 view cover	Agrarian Economy, State, and Society in Contemporary Tanzania more books like this by Peter G. Forster (Editor), Sam Maghimbi (Editor) add to wishlist Tanzania under Ujanaa was studied in considerable detail, and such research provides a useful starting point for the examination of subsequent developments. Major changes have occurred in response to global political developments and the impact of international organizations in Tanzania, creating a demand for the information this book provides, ... see all copies from $11.31! new only from $29.62!
23	Accelerating Food Production in Sub-Saharan Africa more books like this by John Williams Mellor add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
24	Research and Productivity in Asian Agriculture more books like this by Robert E Evenson add to wishlist see all copies from $2.48! new only from $82.50!
25	Wealth of Nations in Crisis more books like this by Ronald C. Nairn add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.21! \| first editions

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