Linking Land Quality, Agricultural Productivity, and Food Security
by Keith Wiebe
Agricultural Economic Report No. (AER-823) 63 pp, June 2003
As rising populations and incomes increase pressure on land and other resources around the world, agricultural productivity plays an increasingly important role in improving food supplies and food security. This report explores the extent to which land quality and land degradation affect agricultural productivity, how farmers respond to land degradation, and whether land degradation poses a threat to productivity growth and food security in developing regions and around the world.
Keywords: land quality, land degradation, soil erosion, agricultural productivity, food security
In this publication...
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Contents, Pdf file 19 kb
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Abstract, Acknowledgements, Pdf file 14 kb
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Excuetive Summary, Pdf file 7 kb
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Old Concerns and New Opportunities , Pdf file 60 kb
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Trends in Food and Resources, Pdf file 80 kb
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Land Quality and Agricultural Productivity, Pdf file 80 kb
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Farmers Responses to Land Degradation, Pdf file 1,593 kb
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Land Degradation and Food Services, Pdf file 53 kb
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Challenges for Research and Policy, Pdf file 16 kb
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References, Pdf file 50 kb
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Entire Report, Pdf file 4,452 kb
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