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Study of Rural Asia: Volume 2
Growth and Sustainability of Agriculture in Asia

Written by Mingsarn Santikarn Kaosa-ard and Benjavan Rerkasem

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Central to the progress of Asian agriculture has been the green-revolution package that resulted in remarkable increases in crop yields.

This volume, the second in a series of 5 volumes, investigates the sustainability of the post-green revolution era. It probes the second-generation problems caused by this revolution and the results of overexploitation of natural resources.

Early indications of unsustainability in major staple food crops, the livestock sector, and marine fisheries have been detected, attributable to a combination of technological, market, and policy failures. The technological and natural resource constraints to further increases in production are assessed. Strategies and policies are proposed to achieve sustainable agricultural development.303 pages.

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Contents

Contents, Foreword and Preface [ PDF: 41kb | 10 pages ]

  1. The Performance of Agriculture in Asia [ PDF: 235kb | 90 pages ]

    Introduction
    The Success and Shortcomings of the Green Revolution
    Agricultural Growth Trends (1967–1997)
    Annual Crops
    Perennial Crops
    Forest Plantations and Agroforestry
    Livestock Subsector
    Fisheries
    Factors Underlying Growth
    Institutions
    Technology
    Research, Development, and Extension
    Irrigation
    Urbanization

  2. Status of the Natural Resource Base [ PDF: 109kb | 33 pages ]

    Land and Soil Resources
    Land Availability
    Land Degradation
    Forest Resources
    Status of Asian Forests
    Changes in Forest Cover
    Biodiversity
    Protected Areas
    Water Resources
    Aquatic Resource Systems and Fisheries Resources

  3. Sustainability of Asian Agriculture [ PDF: 115kb | 43 pages ]

    The Relationship between Agriculture and the Environment
    Onsite Effects
    Offsite Effects
    Climate Change
    Factors Determining Agricultural Sustainability
    Technology Management Issues
    Failures in Government Intervention

  4. Challenges and Opportunities For Enhancing Agricultural Growth and Sustainability [ PDF: 74kb | 27 pages ]

    Challenges
    Population Growth , Poverty, and Environmental Degradation
    Less Favorable Environments and Fragile Ecosystems
    Environment and Trade Issues
    Opportunities
    Scope for Future Growth
    Agro-based Industries
    Biotechnology

  5. Asian Agriculture: Towards 2010 [ PDF: 20kb | 06 pages ]

    Business-as-usual Scenario
    Vision 2010

  6. Conclusions and Recommendations [ PDF: 56kb | 21 pages ]

    Conclusions
    Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture
    Strategy for Integrative Technology Production and Transfer
    Strategy for Less Favorable and Fragile Ecosystems
    Strategy for Natural Resources and Environmental Management for Sustainable Agriculture
    Policy and Institutional Requirements
    Agricultural RD&E Policy
    Natural Resources and Environmental Policy
    Other Policies
    Project Implementation
    Priority Sectors

References [ PDF: 73kb | 24 pages ]

Annexes [ PDF: 106kb | 35 pages ]


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First published 2000
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Study of Rural Asia: Volume 2 - Growth and Sustainability of Agriculture in Asia (Hard bound) by Mingsarn Santikarn Kaosa-ard and Benjavan Rerkasem
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