Agriculture and Rural Development in a Globalizing World Challenges and Opportunities Earthscan Food and Agriculture Series

Rapid structural transformation and urbanization are transforming agriculture and food production in rural areas across the world. This textbook provides a comprehensive review and assessment of the multi-faceted nature of agriculture and rural development, particularly in the developing world, where the greatest challenges occur.

It is designed around five thematic parts: Agricultural Intensification and Technical Change; Political Economy of Agricultural Policies; Community and Rural Institutions; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health; and Future Relevance of International Institutions. Each chapter presents a detailed but accessible review of the literature on the specific topic and discusses the frontiers in research and institutional changes needed as societies adapt to the transformation processes. All authors are eminent scholars with international reputations, who have been actively engaged in the contemporary debates around agricultural development and rural transformation.

1. Introduction Prabhu Pingali and Gershon Feder Part 1: Agricultural Intensification and Technical Change 2. Modern Agricultural Technology Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Four-Country Analysis Gershon Feder and Sara Savastano 3. Revisiting the Farm Size–Productivity Relationship: New Evidence from Sub-Saharan African Countries Pasquale Lucio Scandizzo and Sara Savastano 4. From Land Grabs to Land Development: The Past and Potential of Private Investment in Frontier Agriculture Derek Byerlee, William A. Masters, and Daniel S. Robinson 5. Staples Production: Efficient "Subsistence" Smallholders Are Key to Poverty Reduction, Development, and Trade Michael Lipton Part 2: Political Economy of Agricultural Policies 6. Transforming African Economies and the Evolving Structure of African Agriculture Johann Kirsten and Frikkie Liebenberg 7. Origins and Some Empirical Tests of Theories of Agricultural Evolution John Murray McIntire 8. Toward More Evidence-based Decision-making in the Land Sector: Can It Help to Close Implementation Gaps? Klaus Deininger 9. Food Price Changes, Domestic Price Insulation, and Poverty (When All Policymakers Want to Be Above Average) Kym Anderson, William J. Martin, and Maros Ivanic 10. Institutional Constraints and Options for Expanding the Biotechnology Revolution in Developing Countries Greg Traxler Part 3: Community and Rural Institutions 11. Beyond Hype: Another Look at Index-based Agricultural Insurance Peter Hazell and Ulrich Hess 12. Beyond Water Markets: Second-best Water Allocation Policy? Mark W. Rosegrant, Man Li, and Wenchao Xu 13. Reflections on Community-Driven Development Jacomina de Regt Part 4: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health 14. Agricultural Change and Health and Nutrition in Emerging Economies Joachim von Braun 15. Understanding the Multidimensional Nature of the Malnutrition Problem in India Prabhu Pingali and Tanvi Rao Part 5: Future Relevance of International Institutions 16. Structural Transformation and the Transition from Concessional Assistance to Commercial Flows: The Past and Possible Future Contributions of the World Bank Uma Lele, Sambuddha Goswami, and Gianluigi Nico 17. The Relevance of the CGIAR in a Modernizing World: Or Has It Been Reformed ad infinitum into Dysfunctionality? Alex F. McCalla

Prabhu Pingali is a professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University, New York, with a joint appointment in the Division of Nutritional Sciences. He is Founding Director of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI).

Gershon Feder is Chair of the Publications Review Committee at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC. Previously he held various positions at the World Bank, most recently Senior Research Manager at the Development Research Group.