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The Economics of Food Loss in the Produce Industry (Routledge Studies in Agricultural Economics)
Food loss is a serious issue in the United States. It affects all aspects of the supply chain, from farmers to consumers. While much is already known about loss at the consumer level, our understanding of the amount of food that never makes it to this stage is more limited. The Economics of Food Los... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Transforming Agriculture in South Asia: The Role of Value Chains and Contract Farming (Routledge Studies in Agricultural Economics)
Debates about public expenditure in the agricultural sector have reopened in many developing and emerging economies because of high budget deficits and changes in public opinion. As a result, agricultural policy in many of these countries is beginning to take a more market-oriented approach to agrar... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Public Policy in Agriculture: Impact on Labor Supply and Household Income (Routledge Studies in Agricultural Economics)
In recent years, developed countries have formulated public policies in agriculture ranging from supporting rural life and farm income to promoting sustainability of food and fibre production. Public Policy in Agriculture: Impact on Labor Supply and Household Income addresses the lack of empirical ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Guava: Botany, Production and Uses (Botany, Production and Uses)
by M. Muthukumar • Sandeep Kumar • Edward Evans • Martín Aluja • Andrea Birke • Daniel Carrillo • Fredy H Ballen • Siti H Ahmad • Anup K. Bhattacherjee • Regina M.D.G. Carneiro • José Mauro Castro • Po-An Chen • Rosemary Du Preez • Larissa Guillén • Azimah Hamidon • Hamizah Hassan • Rodrigo Lasa • Shu-Yen Lin • Leslie R. Landrum • Maneesh Mishra • Ashok K. Misra • Mohamad Munirah • Pradyot K. Pathak • Pravat K. Ray • Marcilene F.A. Santos • Vinod K. Singh • Manoj K. Soni • Margo Sulistio • Nor E Tajidin • Dileep K. Tandon • Chun-Ta WuGuava (Psidium guajava L.) is an exquisite, nutritionally and economically valuable crop of tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It outshines other tropical fruits in productivity, hardiness, adaptability, nutritional value, and ensures higher economic returns to growers. Guava is commerci... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021