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This chapter develops an extended input-output model to provide a quantitative analysis of the direct and indirect impacts of increased agricultural production on the regional economy. The model is calibrated for 1982/83 using the 1982/83 social accounting matrix (SAM) (see Chapter 7).
In the preceding chapter used village household data from the Cambridge-Madras universities and IFPRI-TNAU surveys to assess, after a decade, the growth and equity effects of the green revolution in North Arcot.
CONTENTS: Message from the Chairman / Gerry Helleiner; Introduction / Just Faaland; Research results:; Food data evaluation program; World food trends and projections during this decade; Production and consumption of foodgrains in India; Poverty and technical change in China; Horticultural trade;
Research report
CONTENTS: Introduction; Emphasizing agriculture in economic development -- is it a risky business? / John W.
The organization of maize marketing in Zambia reflects the main objective of the system—supplying urban areas with cheap food. Maize purchased from farmers is sold only to the major milling companies, all of which are located in urban centers.
Subsidized credit programs for agricultural producers have often been used to boost production in less developed countries.
Research report
Malnutrition is generally not perceived to be a pervasive problem in much of Africa, except during famines. There is little doubt that in "average" years, malnutrition in Africa is a smaller problem than it is in Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, Nepal, or Sri Lanka.