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Science for Agriculture and Rural Development in Low-income Countries

Publication year: 2007

ISBN: 978-1-4020-6617-7

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special emphasis was given to lessons for future thinking about the contribution of agriculture to: 1) poverty alleviation and rural livelihoods; 2)food security, human nutrition and health; 3) environmental sustainability and natural resource management. In discussing the way ahead, a number of major research challenges, as well as policy questions are outlined.


Subject: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Agriculture and environment, AgroMicro, East Asia, Food, Fibre and Fuel, Knowledge, Science and Technology, Natural Resource Management, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable development and rural livelihoods, environment