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Foreign Direct Investment and Agricultural Growth: Panel Data Evidence on Chinese FDI Inflows in African Countries
This study examined the impact of Chinese foreign direct investment (CFDI) on the annual growth rate (AGR) of agricultural value added in Africa and analyzed the correlation between AGR and employment in the agriculture sector (EIA) from 2003 to 2021. The study employed annual panel data from 15...Volume 22 Issue No. 1 (June 2025) -
Sources of Growth and Instability in Agricultural Production in Western Odisha, India
This paper analyzes the nature and sources of agricultural instability in the Bolangir district of Western Odisha, India. The nature of instability in agricultural production is examined by determining the agricultural instability index (AII) of variables such as area, production and yield of food...Volume 11 Issue No. 2 (December 2014) -
Rural Institutions, Agricultural Development, and Pro-Poor Economic Growth
According to conventional wisdom, the ideal form of pro-poor economic development is through investment in agriculturally-led growth. In the early stages of growth, increased production decreases food prices and shifts out the demand for labor. Inasmuch as poor households disproportionately consume...Volume 1 Issue No. 1 (June 2004) -
Trends in India's Agricultural Growth and Its Determinants
The present study discusses the trends in crop sector growth at national and sub-national levels in India. Data on important variables such as area, production, input use, and value of output were compiled for the periods 1967-1968 to 2007-2008 from published sources. The analysis reveals that the...Volume 8 Issue No. 2 (December 2011) -
A Qualitative Review of Vietnam's 2006-2010 Economic Plan and the Performance of the Agriculture Sector
Vietnam’s economy faced difficulties in the 2006–2010 period due to the global financial crisis. The average inflation rate (greater than 20%) was higher than the expected level (less than 10%) for the period. The average GDP growth rate (6.3%) was lower than the target (7.5%). In the...Volume 11 Issue No. 1 (June 2014) -
Motivation toward Rice Farming in Margokaton Village, Sleman District, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia
Sustaining rice farming in rural Indonesia is increasingly difficult as younger generations move away from agriculture. This study examined the motivations of 82 rice farmers in Margokaton Village, Yogyakarta, using Alderfer’s Existence-Relatedness-Growth (ERG) theory and Spearman’s rank...Volume 21 Issue No. 1 (June 2024) -
Digital Technology Adoption and Potential in Southeast Asian Agriculture
While the rural agriculture sector has traditionally been seen as backward relative to the urban industrial and services sectors, it is a potential “low-hanging fruit” ripe for a much-needed digital transformation for agricultural development. ASEAN has seen a U-turn in progress in...Volume 20 Issue No. 2 (December 2023) -
Agricultural Transformation for Small (Island and Developing) States
Agriculture in the development literature has been postulated as providing impetus for urban industrialization through its role in capital accumulation. While large states with concomitant large export potential of agricultural surpluses may subscribe to this paradigm and may also allow growth of a...Volume 20 Issue No. 1 (June 2023) -
Economic Returns to Agricultural Research: Thailand and Indonesia
In both Thailand and Indonesia, the public sector's agricultural research investments have substantially contributed to agricultural productivity growth, as have international investments in agricultural research, through the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR...Volume 20 Issue No. 1 (June 2023) -
Sustaining Rice Productivity, Soil Fertility, and Income from Prawn-Rice Joint Culture in the Gher System in Bangladesh
This paper examines the long-term impacts of joint prawn-rice gher farming system on agricultural and household incomes, soil fertility, and productivity of modern variety (MV) rice in southwestern Bangladesh based on socioeconomic data of the gher farmers and soil fertility data of their gher...Volume 17 Issue No. 2 (December 2020)
