Agricultural policy and program framework: Priority areas for research & development in South Asia
2019
EB0367
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Title
Agricultural policy and program framework: Priority areas for research & development in South Asia
Contributor
Shrestha, Rudra Bahadur Editor
Bokhtiar, Shaikh Mohammad Editor
Khetarpal, Ravi Editor
Thapa, Yam Bahadur Editor
Bokhtiar, Shaikh Mohammad Editor
Khetarpal, Ravi Editor
Thapa, Yam Bahadur Editor
Imprint
Dhaka, Bangladesh SAARC Agriculture Center
Bangkok, Thailand Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
Bangkok, Thailand Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
Publication Date
2019
Description
xii, 376 p.
ISBN
978-984-34-7692-0
Call Number
EB0367
Summary
This Book has ownership of the SAARC Member States’ (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) National Expert Focal Points with invited Thematic Experts. Consultation program on ‘Multi-sectoral Program Development for the SAARC Agricultural Center for the period 2020-30’ in collaboration with Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), held in Dhaka, 16-18 July 2019 provided the Book’s cornerstones. Includes the agricultural development status, challenge/ constraint, opportunity, prospect and priorities with emphasis in R&D and innovations country-by-country in a handy way. Provides a South Asia overview with synthesis on agri-development’s six themes: natural resource management; risk, uncertainty and insurance; inclusive development; marketing, agro-processing and trade integration; modernizing agrarian structure; and policy and advocacy. Has a South Asia wide overview of six sub-sectors: crops, horticulture, livestock, fisheries, natural resource management, and R&D and extension with empirical rigor and conceptual rig. § commodity groups during 1961-2018, and offers reference growth scenarios for 2020-30 inviting discussion and improvements. Is a Companion Volume for the researchers, professionals, policy makers, managers and interest lobbies from the governments, universities, international organizations, donors and development partners, business communities and civil societies to act with synergy for technological revolution 4.0 in agriculture and allied industry.
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