The 7 billion global population is projected to grow by 70 million per annum, increasing by
30% to 9.2 billion by 2050. This increased population density is projected to increase …

Ce rapport passe en revue les travaux sur la competitivite, la productivite et l. efficacite des
secteurs agricole et agroalimentaire. Cette revue clarifie les concepts et la terminologie …

The chapter reviews the generation and adoption of new technologies in the agricultural
sector. The first section describes models of induced innovation and experimentation …

The government of China targeted conversion of farmland to industrial and residential uses,
especially in the most productive agricultural regions, as the chief threat to the nation's …

The rising fertilizer use accompanying more people eating more has been called
exponential (1) and prompted fears of polluted water and consequent methemoglobinemia …

This chapter presents a review and synthesis of effects of education in agriculture,
summarizes major contributions, and suggests major research gaps in the literature …

Recent theoretical advances in total factor productivity (TFP) measurement mean that TFP
indexes can now be exhaustively decomposed into unambiguous measures of technical …

Rising prices of agricultural commodities have renewed concerns about constraints to
agricultural productivity. To assess productivity trends, total factor productivity (TFP) is …

Over the last few decades, the structure of agricultural production around the world has been
changing. An economic analysis of the factors influencing this evolution is presented …

This report contains a review of the literature on the role of agricultural research and
development in fostering innovation and productivity in agriculture. The review seeks to …