Introduction -- Making the Generous Cooking Pot: ca. 1890-1920 -- Body Politics, Taste, and the Creation of the Office du Niger ca. 1920-1944 -- 'We farmed money': Re-shaping the Office and Reclaiming Taste -- Re-Engineering the Office: Cooking with Metal Pots and Threshing Mach…
"This book investigates the many ways in which industrial capitalist agriculture has penetrated and transformed contemporary Latin America. Using a range of case studies from across the region, the book considers the socio-economic, political and ecological implications of the a…
Arising from an International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) project, this book explores the most promising innovations in technology, institutional, and policy approaches for creating additional and better farm business opportunities for smallholder farmers.
Arising from an International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) project, this book explores the most promising innovations in technology, institutional, and policy approaches for creating additional and better farm business opportunities for smallholder farmers.
This book addresses the paradox between preponderance of hunger in a continent that is well endowed with fertile agricultural land, plenty of fresh water and a vibrant labor force. As some statistics show, close to 60% of arable land in the world is located in Africa which also …
"The Contributors to this book explore the current situation of North Korea in various aspects and provide policy suggestions for North Korea to become part of the international community and achieve sustainable development. Focussing on three key areas, of economic development:…
"This book looks at agriculture, development, poverty and British rule in India, especially in the Patna Division in Bihar between c.1870-1920. It traces the economic influence of British policies and maps the impact of legal, administrative and scientific interventions to rural…
Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- European agriculture 1945-1960 : an introduction / Paul Brassley, Carin Martiin and Juan Pan-Montojo -- International politics -- International institutions and European agriculture : from the IIA to the FAO / Juan Pan-Montojo -- Poli…
