Download or read book A Survey of Technology Transfer in Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on data compiled by experts in several member countries of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) using a common questionnaire. Includes individual country reports and a regional report. Covers trends from 1960 to 1987.
Download or read book Getting Ready for the Twenty first Century written by Charles H. Antholt and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The productivity growth of farming in Asian countries over the past few decades highlights the high returns on investments in agricultural research and extension made in the region. This publication examines the performance of agricultural research and extension programmes in Asia, including the World Bank's training and visit (TandV) system, the challenges they face, and ways of improving their relevance, responsiveness, and cost- effectiveness. Conclusions reached include the importance of raising agricultural productivity through new technology in order to promote long- term growth and poverty reduction, and the need for less intensive and more environmentally sound agricultural practices.
Download or read book Technological Innovation for Agricultural Statistics written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special supplement to the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018 showcases the role that technology can play in improving the quality, timeliness, and frequency of agricultural statistics. The first part presents a summary of existing methods for collecting land area, production, and yield data in the region. The second part discusses measurement errors associated with the existing data collection methods. The third part presents ways to address these measurement errors using remote sensing technology by showcasing results from three methodological research activities undertaken by the Asian Development Bank in three countries: the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Viet Nam. This report concludes with a summary of how other innovations, such as drones, computer-assisted personal interviewing, and artificial intelligence hold promise in transforming the field of agricultural statistics.
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Download or read book Making The Link written by David Kaimowitz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about International Service for National Agricultural Research's (ISNAR) study to identify key factors that influenced the effectiveness and efficiency of links between research and technology transfer. It recommends ways to improve these links and reflects the progress made till date.
Download or read book Food Agriculture And Development In The Pacific Basin written by G. Edward Schuh and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1986-11-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conference papers, food production, food security, food policy, agricultural development, agricultural policy, Australia, East Asia, Latin America, Pacific, USA - trade, trade relations, self reliance, industrial development, relationship between agricultural sector and industrial sector, agricultural price, international migration, migrant workers, agricultural research, agricultural technology, technology transfer. Chronology, graphs, references, statistical tables.
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Download or read book Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 1974 written by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by United Nations. This book was released on 1974-12-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest edition of the Survey analyzes current economic and social developments in the region against the background of events in the world economy. It also focuses on the serios problems of growth and transformation of the area's least developed and Pacific Island developing economies.
Download or read book Science Politics and the Agricultural Revolution in Asia written by Robert S. Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-04 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture in southern Asia has undergone a radical transformation in recent years, one that continues to alter the political economy of the area. Beyond the familiar elements of the green revolution, there has been an increase in resource exploitation for food production, and a rise in the economic and political strength of food producers, as wel
Download or read book From Agriscience to Agribusiness written by Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a state-of-the-art overview of the rapidly evolving field of agribusiness, highlighting the most current issues, concepts, trends and themes in research, practice and policy. With a particular emphasis on technology, product and process innovation, the authors cover a wide array of topics relating to such issues as research and development, technology transfer and patents and licensing, with particular respect to the roles of academic institutions, private organizations and public agencies in generating and disseminating knowledge. Featuring case studies of innovative initiatives across the industry, this book will appeal to researchers, business leaders, university administrators and policymakers concerned with the multi-faceted implications of this dynamic and controversial sector.
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Download or read book Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 1975 written by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by United Nations. This book was released on 1975-12-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest edition of the Survey analyzes current economic and social developments in the region against the background of events in the world economy. It also focuses on the serios problems of growth and transformation of the area's least developed and Pacific Island developing economies.
Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to East Asian Studies 1994 written by New York Public Library and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An aid for researching non-western cultures, this bibliography covers Japan, China, North and South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, with approximately 3500 listings from LC MARC tapes and the Oriental Division of the New York Public Library. It includes publications about East Asia; materials published in any of the relevant countries; and publications in the Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages. Listings are transcribed into Anglicized characters. Each entry provides complete bibliographic information, along with the NYPL and/or LC call numbers.
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Download or read book Development in the Asia Pacific written by Jong S. Jun and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
