Development Bulletin 49 (1999). Agriculture and development in the 21st century

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CONTENTS: Impacts of the Asian crisis and the political economy on agriculture's role in developing economies / Ray Trewin, page 5. Agriculture as economic shock absorber: Indonesia / Peter G. Warr, page 9. Gender concerns and the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources / Johanna Sutherland, page 13. Rethinking development: Refocusing strategies on agriculture / Maria Fay Rola-Rubzen and J. Brian Hardaker, page 17. Confronting the triple challenge: Fighting hunger, ending poverty, and protecting the environment / Ismail Serageldin, page 22. Agricultural technology and development in the future: A personal overview / Tony Fischer, page 25. A new paradigm for world agriculture: Productive, sustainable and nutritious food systems to meet human needs / Robin D. Graham and Ross M. Welch, page 29. Bringing science to bear on rodent control in agriculture: Implications for food security in Southeast Asia / Grant Singleton, page 33. Improving household food security through grassroots extension, kitchen gardens and nutrition education / Tony Jansen, page 36. The 1997 drought in Papua New Guinea: Development and food security / R. Michael Bourke, page 40. Rural poverty in Papua New Guinea / Bryant Allen, page 42. Fisheries management in developing countries / Stephen J. M. Blaber, page 45. Aquaculture: A development opportunity for the Pacific Islands / Johann Bell, page 49. The role of biodiversity in small scale agricultural systems / Paul Ferrar, page 53. Agriculture in the South Pacific: What does the future hold? / Michael Foale, page 56. International agricultural research: A fertile field for global progress / Don Mentz and Heather Slater, page 59. Postharvest technology in Asia: ACIAR's framework for collaborative research and development / Greg Ian Johnson, page 62. Pesticide monitoring becomes a practical proposition / John Skerritt, page 67. Combating tick fever in Zimbabwe and Australia / David Horwood, page 70. Improving agricultural education and training / Lindsay Falvey, page 73. Building upon pastoral knowledge systems and institutions / Anil K. Gupta, page 77. Systemic learning approach to food security in Nepal / Sharan KC, page 80. Participation as a means to increase access to information / Cornelius A. J. Botha, Joseph B. Stevens and Stephan P. Treurnicht, page 84. Rugged individualism versus cooperative enterprise: Different responses by New Zealand pastoral farmers to agricultural change / Mairi Jay, page 88. Semi-natural grasslands: Biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture / E. Gunilla A. Olsson, page 92. The poverty of urban agriculture: A neglected domain of smallholder agriculture / Joe Remenyi, page 95. VIEWPOINT: Professionals' views on the direction of agricultural aid / Lindsay Falvey, page 97. Economic governance and the Asian financial crisis / Bob Warner, page 99. FROM THE FIELD: The Mapping Agricultural Systems Project provides new information on village agriculture in Papua New Guinea / Bryant Allen, page 103. Mapping land resource vulnerability in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea / Luke Hanson, page 106. The causes and consequences of sugarcane burning in Fiji / Paresh Kumar Narayan, page 110. Hill tribe women of Thailand: Where to turn now? / Anchale Phonklieng, page 113. FROM THE PRESS, page 116. CONFERENCES: Conference reports, page 119. Conference calendar, page 124. PUBLICATIONS: Book reviews, page 132. New books, page 138. Reports and monographs , page 143. Newsletters and journals, page 147. Working papers, page 150. COURSES, page 153. RESOURCES: Organisation profiles, page 156. Materials, page 159. Electronic fora, page 160. ACFOA BRIEFING, page 162 Show more