Most studies of agricultural transformation document the impact of agricultural income growth on macroeconomic indicators of development.
Hybrid maize farming has boomed across upland Southeast Asia in the past three decades. Recent studies suggest that the boom has resulted in diverse outcomes across countries.
Analyzing the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries, the authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies.
Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems.
Africa has experienced a paradigm shift in mechanization in the past three decades. The “new paradigm” has also given rise to new challenges and policy issues.
Evidence from Asia indicates that mechanization can play a vital role in poverty-reducing small-scale agricultural and rural development.
This paper analyzes the implication of economic structural change and dietary transformation on changing patterns of agri-food trade among 17 Asian development countries.
The Thai broiler industry is an innovative and successful story of transformation from a traditional “backyard” production system to a fully industrialized agri-industry.
This paper provides the history of development; an analysis of the current industry’s structure, conduct, and performance; and a review of related regulations of the maize seed industry in Thailand.
Fertilizer use in Thailand has become an integral part of agriculture due to the declining availability of arable land and the increasing role of rice and other agricultural exports in the economy.
This policy brief will provide an analysis of the maize seed industry’s current state and future prospects, prefacing that with a review of the historical context under which it emerged.
"Encouraging signs of growth acceleration in Africa may herald a new development era of rapid transformation.
"Thailand has experienced economic growth well above world averages from 1960 to the recent crisis.
This study estimates the impacts of different types of government expenditure on agricultural growth and rural poverty in Thailand.