This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed in this compilation include reviews of historical trends in Chinese corn yields in order to assess the potential for future growth; discussions on the impact that pre- and post-2004 reforms had on Public Distribution System (PDS) consumption and on rates of food insecurity; and studies on the growth in broiler meat exports to several major markets.

Book & CD-ROM. This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed in this compilation include cotton and hydropower in Central Asia; rising grain exports by the former Soviet Union region; and resources, policies, and agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed in this compilation include the policy, technology, and efficiency of Brazilian agriculture; Southeast Asia's rice surplus; and speciality crop access to U.S. markets and a case study of Indian mangoes.

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed include classifying and measuring agricultural support and identifying differences between the WTO and OECD systems; China's volatile pork industry; long-term growth prospects for wheat production in Afghanistan; and economic policy and cotton production in Uzbekistan.

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed in this compilation include growth and evolution in china's agricultural support policies; U.S. wheat production practices, costs, and yields: variations across regions; Afghanistan's wheat flour market: policies and prospects; and world raw sugar prices.

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed include the expansion of modern grocery retailing and trade in developing countries; Indonesia's modern retail sector; the convergence in global food demand and delivery; and public agricultural research spending and future U.S. agricultural productivity growth.

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed include the trade and food security implications from the Indonesian agricultural experience; the remarkable growth in China's apple juice concentrate exports since the 1990s; the U.S. and Mexican dry bean sectors; and Peru as an emerging exporter of fruits and vegetables.