Agricultural Science Policy: Changing Global Agendas - Softcover

9780801866043: Agricultural Science Policy: Changing Global Agendas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801866049 ISBN 13: 9780801866043

Publisher: International Food Policy Research Institute, 2001

Agricultural research and development have profoundly increased the quantity and quality of food production in the twentieth century. As populations increase, however, and land and water resources become more scarce, we must improve productivity and efficiency to provide adequate food supplies. Issues such as the environment, genetic diversity, food safety, poverty, human health, animal rights, public versus private responsibilities, and the question of intellectual property rights further complicate this task. Agricultural Science Policy: Changing Global Agendas consists of twelve chapters that describe important issues in agricultural science policy, the relevant facts, current economic thinking, and new results.

Topics Include: Changing Global Contexts and Agendas for Agricultural R & D; Productivity Measures and Measurement; Research, Productivity, and Natural Resources; Research for Genetic Improvement; and a Conclusion, which suggests directions for the future. The chapters in this volume will provide researchers and policy makers with a timely review of progress on the existing agenda as well as laying the foundation for a new agenda and new directions for global agricultural science policy in the 21st century.

Contributors: Julian M. Alston, University of California-Davis � Walter J. Armbruster, President of the Farm Foundation � Peter J. Barry, University of Illinois � Wilfred Beckerman, University of Oxford � Derek Byerlee, World Bank � Barbara J. Craig, Oberlin College � Robert Evenson, Yale University � Richard Gray, University of Saskatchewan � Zvi Griliches, Harvard University � Paul W. Heisey, U.S. Department of Agriculture � Frances Homans, University of Minnesota � Peter Lindert, University of California-Davis � Stavroula Malla, University of Saskatchewan � Philip G. Pardey, International Food Policy Research Institute and University of Minnesota � Prabhu L. Pingali, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center � Ismail Serageldin, World Bank and the American University in Cairo � Michael J. Taylor, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry, Australia � Greg Traxler, Auburn University � James Wilen, University of California-Davis � Brian Wright, University of California-Berkeley.

Published in cooperation with the International Food Policy Research Institute.

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About the Author:

Julian M. Alston is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California-Davis where he serves as associate director for science and technology at the University of California Agricultural Issues Center. He is co-editor with Philip G. Pardey and Vincent H. Smith of Paying for Agricultural Productivity, also available from Johns Hopkins. Philip G. Pardey is a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute and an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Michael J. Taylor is secretary of Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry. Previously, he served as secretary to the Departments of Natural Resources and Environment; Agriculture, Energy, and Minerals; and Agriculture for the state of Victoria.

Review:

I will refer to the book in my own research and assign chapters from the book in my class. It will stimulate new research and allocation of resources and should become a standard reference for students of agricultural productivity and policy.

(Vernon W. Ruttan, University of Minnesota)

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