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OverviewThe globalization process and the internal policy reforms that the developing countries have implemented during the past decade have changed the relative prices of practically all their inputs and outputs. Agricultural producers have therefore been forced to change the structure and methods of their production. The objective of this book is to review the impact of globalization on a number of issues. These include the effects of global trading rules and regulation, the removal of trade barriers and the elimination of many country-specific and commodity-specific trade agreements, on the economies of developing countries in general and their agricultural sectors in particular. Key issues highlighted include: the high risk or producing traditional commodity crops for export; the removal of many non-tariff trade barriers, which threaten the livelihoods of many farmers; the exposure of developing country economies to increased competition from cheap imports; the potential gains from access to global markets for non-traditional crops. The book includes 16 chapters, some focusing on broad issues such as intellectural property rights and food safety standards, other providing country or regional case studies (e.g. China, India, Jordon, Ghana, Kenya, the Caribbean and Nigeria). Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Bigman (International Service for National Research, The Hague, The Netherlands) , Siemen van Berkum (LEI-Wageningen UR, The Netherlands)Publisher: CABI Publishing Imprint: CABI Publishing Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.794kg ISBN: 9780851995755ISBN 10: 0851995756 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 16 September 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1: The pros and cons of globalization for developing Countries, 2: Trade liberalization and China’s food economy in the 21st century, 3: Globalization and public agricultural research in India, 4: Globalization and economic reforms in Ghana, 5: The impact of recent policy changes on the agricultural sector and public agricultural research in Kenya, 6: The impact of trade liberalization and domestic policy reforms on the agricultural sector in Cameroon, 7: The implications of global standards for national agricultural research, 8: Intellectual property rights and the commercialization of public agricultural research in developing countries, 9: The development of the seed industry under globalization, 10: Managing intellectual property and proprietary technology in agricultural research, 11: Diversifying agricultural production and exports in Africa, 12: The opportunities and challenges of globalization for agricultural research in the Caucasus, 13: Globalization, internal policy reforms and public agricultural research in Nigeria, 14: The reorganization of public agricultural research in the Caribbean under the pressures of globalization and privatization, 15: The impact of globalization on the agricultural sector and public agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean,ReviewsThis book will be useful for specialists in the fields of agricultural and development economics. -- Pesticide News """This book will be useful for specialists in the fields of agricultural and development economics.""-- ""Pesticide News""" This book will be useful for specialists in the fields of agricultural and development economics. Author InformationSiemen van Berkum (Phd) has a position at the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI) in The Hague (The Netherlands) as head of section International Trade and Development. He has extensive experience in (European) agricultural policy and international market and chain analysis. He has substantial knowledge of agricultural and rural policy developments as well as experience of assessing the development needs of the agricultural and food sector in Central Europe. He has working experience in almost all new EU member states from the East as well as in several (non-EU-member) Balkan countries, Turkey and in Russia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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