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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;
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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.
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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.
Oyejide's chapter poses the problem of choice of policy instruments. As political motivations dominate in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the choice of policy instruments has been very often erratic. Oyejide clearly illustrates this dilemma.
The humid and subhumid tropics in African regions where rainfall exceeds potential evapotranspiration for five months or more include most of the area from Guinea through central Africa plus the southern part of East Africa.